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Market maker

In shortA firm or program that constantly posts buy and sell orders, earning the spread and providing liquidity.

Market makers keep spreads tight. New tokens often sign deals with market makers before listing; those deals can include large token loans that later get sold.

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Related terms

  • Spread (bid-ask spread)The gap between the highest price buyers are paying (bid) and the lowest price sellers are asking (ask).
  • LiquidityHow easily an asset can be bought or sold without moving its price much.
  • Order bookThe live list of all buy (bid) and sell (ask) orders for a trading pair, sorted by price.
  • Automated market maker (AMM)A type of DEX that prices trades with a formula based on the tokens in a liquidity pool, instead of an order book.
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