Market makers: loan or retainer?: key words

A firm that stands ready to buy and sell at prices it shows to everyone. Source

The highest price a buyer will pay right now. Source

The lowest price a seller will accept right now. Source

The gap between the bid and the ask. Source

The risk of holding something you can't sell. Source

The right to buy something at a fixed price in the future. Source

A deal where a market maker borrows a project's tokens for a set time, usually paid with call options. Source

A deal where the project pays the market maker a fee, usually every month. Source

Trading with yourself, or with a partner, to make it look like real buying and selling is happening. Source

Placing buy or sell orders you plan to cancel before anyone can trade with them. Source

Showing a buy price and a sell price at the same time. Source