Here [1], see also [2] > Market makers have no interest in owning the stock. They have no interest in being long or short. They're like a furniture or electron

Here [1], see also [2] > Market makers have no interest in owning the stock. They have no interest in being long or short. They're like a furniture or electronics store. They match buyers and sellers, and for this, they make a slim profit margin. This profit margin is known as the spread. The reason they make a profit is because risk is involved. If they sell stock to you, but the price is so volatile that it moves up and up before they can find a buyer and equal out their book, they can lose a lot of money, and they can lose it fast. > This is why discount brokers (Robinhood, Cashapp, Webull, etc...) have stopped allowing people to buy GME, and AMC, among others. They can't find a market maker to take your order. It sucks because retail made a lot of dumb moves, and bought a lot of shares they shouldn't have bought, and they're going to lose a ton of money, but it's not a conspiracy. [1] [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/l6qhhg/discussion_thread/gl4oiu6/?context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/l6qhhg/discussi... [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/l7bo3r/the_game_stop_situation_is_not_a_conspiracy_an/ https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/l7bo3r/the_game...