RE: Totally unwarranted drop5 Oct 2018 11:54
LG - I have been saying this "FOREVER", and even posted a LAUGHABLE piece saying what there reason for being on the 10th September.
So here it is again
Definition of Market Makers
Market makers are normally tasked with providing sufficient liquidity in order to reduce volatility in prices and maintain a 'fair and orderly market' for stocks. For example, they will typically buy a stock when there are few or no other bidders in the market yet many investors wish to sell this security. By doing so, market makers can instil greater investor confidence in the financial markets and encourage these investors to send more orders to these trading centres. This can create a virtuous cycle where these additional orders result in greater depth and liquidity which, in turn, attract even more investors and orders. Thus, market makers can play an important role in terms of building and maintaining efficient and highly liquid financial markets.