Market Maker Spread

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Definition of 'Market Maker Spread'

The difference between the price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security and the price at which the firm is willing to sell it (the difference between the bid and ask for a given security). Because each market maker can either buy or sell a stock at any given time, the spread represents the market maker's profit on each trade.
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Investopedia explains 'Market Maker Spread'

Market makers are limited in the size of spread they can offer. The bid/ask spread has a maximum size to prevent cheating and manipulation of stock prices.

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