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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of stock market quote::What Is a Stock Ticker







Review of stock market quote::What Is a Stock Ticker








When               you               are               trading               equities,               you               need               to               have               a               partner.

Not               just               your               broker               on               the               other               end               who               has               your               money               market               or               cash               account               on               hand;               you               need               a               buyer               or               seller.

To               that               end,               you're               searching               out               someone               to               buy               from               you               your               stock               or               sell               to               you               their               stock               at               a               certain               price.

However,               what               happens               when               there               are               no               buyers               or               sellers               at               the               time               you               want               to               buy               or               sell?

This               is               where               a               market               maker               comes               into               play.

Market               makers               are               the               banks               or               brokerage               companies               who               are               always               willing               to               quote               you               a               buy               or               sell               price               at               any               point               during               any               trading               session,               even               if               they               don't               have               access               to               the               equity               or               trade               at               that               moment.

While               your               stocks               "bid"               and               "ask"               may               fluctuate               at               different               points               during               the               day,               you               are               guaranteed               to               be               able               to               command               a               firm               price               from               a               market               maker.

Novice               investors               may               misconstrue               market               makers               as               being               something               negative;               back               alleyway               dwellers               if               you               will.

This               may               have               something               to               do               with               the               reputation               a               lot               of               market               makers               have               earned               themselves.

Most               market               makers,               one               would               like               to               assume,               act               honorably               and               don't               break               the               rules.

There               are               though               bad               apples               in               every               bunch;               even               the               market               makers               of               the               world               sometimes               make               mistakes.

But               the               suffering               of               all               should               not               occur               because               of               the               misdeeds               of               few.
               Market               makers               operate               by               buying               and               selling               the               stock               of               a               company               or               companies.

They               may               have               a               reserve               of               shares               on               hand               to               draw               from,               they               may               have               orders               coming               in               from               other               traders               to               buy               the               same               stock               someone               else               wants               to               sell,               or               they               may               wait               for               an               order               to               come               in               to               offset               the               cost               for               them               to               buy               the               stock               from               you.

This               risk               they               take               is               paid               for               by               what               is               known               as               the               "spread".

The               spread               is               the               difference               between               the               bid               and               the               ask               price               and               this               spread               times               many               hundreds               or               thousands               a               day               is               from               where               the               market               maker               makes               their               money.
               While               market               makers               may               get               a               bad               rap               in               the               press,               the               fact               is               that               they               are               needed               to               make               sure               that               the               financial               markets               continue               to               operate.

Market               makers               are               the               driving               force               keeping               companies               afloat               in               the               world               financial               markets               as               well               as               keeping               people               interested               in               their               existence.

If               you're               looking               on               your               level               2               market               quotes               (if               you               have               access               to               these               quotes)               and               you               see               market               makers               loading               up               on               your               particular               stock,               that               may               be               a               very               bullish,               positive               signal;               the               opposite               could               be               construed               to               be               true               if               you               see               their               accounts               being               liquidated.
               Market               makers               make               the               markets.

If               you               are               keen               on               learning               more               about               how               the               market               makers               operate               for               your               particular               equity,               you               should               ask!

So               long               as               they               are               playing               by               the               rules               and               keeping               everything               above               board               it               should               be               smooth               sailing               for               your               investment               plot.

Of               course               the               choppy               waters               of               the               market               itself               are               not               something               that               your               market               maker               can               control,               per               se;               however               if               you've               done               your               due               diligence               and               you're               comfortable               with               your               stock               and               your               market               maker,               you               should               be               just               fine.
               Source:
               http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketmaker.asp






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