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MAINTENEUR MARCHE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Stock Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- market maker
1, record 1, English, market%20maker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trader employed by a securities firm who is authorized and required by applicable self-regulatory organizations to maintain reasonable liquidity in securities markets by making firm bids or offers for one or more designated securities. 2, record 1, English, - market%20maker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For equities, market makers are called "specialists" on the ME and "registered traders" on the TSE. 2, record 1, English, - market%20maker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
market maker: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, English, - market%20maker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Bourse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- teneur de marché
1, record 1, French, teneur%20de%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mainteneur de marché 2, record 1, French, mainteneur%20de%20march%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Négociateur employé par une firme de courtage autorisé et tenu [...] de maintenir une liquidité suffisante sur les marchés des valeurs mobilières en faisant des offres fermes pour un ou plusieurs titres désignés. 2, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20march%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Big Bang avait entraîné une forte hausse du nombre de teneurs de marché en fonds d'État, passé à vingt-sept. 3, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20march%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas des actions, on appelle [les] mainteneurs de marché des «spécialistes» à la Bourse de Montréal [...] 2, record 1, French, - teneur%20de%20march%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mainteneur
- faiseur de marché
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
- Bolsa de valores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- creador de mercado
1, record 1, Spanish, creador%20de%20mercado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entidad que por su volumen o especialidad sostiene la liquidez de un determinado mercado ofreciendo posiciones de compra y de venta con un margen no excesivo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - creador%20de%20mercado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
creador de mercado: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - creador%20de%20mercado
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