Re:US will ban Wall Street investors from buying single-fami...
by misja111 on Thursday January 08, 2026 @09:49AM
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> it's holding prices steady at some point without the concurrent pressure to sell
Earlier you were arguing that investors were acting as marketmakers and now you say this. Marketmakers make their profit from the difference between buying and selling some asset. They don't want to hold prices, they want turnover.
If investors really are acting as marketmakers it's actually a good thing because marketmakers have the effect of adding liquidity to a market.
Earlier you were arguing that investors were acting as marketmakers and now you say this. Marketmakers make their profit from the difference between buying and selling some asset. They don't want to hold prices, they want turnover. If investors really are acting as marketmakers it's actually a good thing because marketmakers have the effect of adding liquidity to a market.