market maker

Also defined in

• Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market… 32014R0596, Article 3(1), point (30)
  a market maker as defined in point (7) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
• Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments… 32014L0065, Article 4(1), point (7)
  a person who holds himself out on the financial markets on a continuous basis as being willing to deal on own account by buying and selling financial instruments against that person’s proprietary capital at prices defined by that person;
• Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of… 32004L0109, Article 2(1), point (n)
  a person who holds himself out on the financial markets on a continuous basis as being willing to deal on own account by buying and selling financial instruments against his proprietary capital at prices defined by him
• Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments… 32004L0039, Article 4(1), point (8)
  a person who holds himself out on the financial markets on a continuous basis as being willing to deal on own account by buying and selling financial instruments against his proprietary capital at prices defined by him;