Conclusion
We can see that a proprietary trader and a market maker have a lot in common. The big picture for both of them is that they need to understand the financial market sentiment and take a view on the market prices in both the short and long terms. The driver for both of them is that they need to make a return on the capital they use. Here they sound similar. However, the key difference is that the market maker must take positions when the client decides to trade with him whether it is the direction he wants to be in or not. He then has to ensure that the bid–offer spread is appropriate to compensate him for the risk he is taking. The proprietary trader, on the other hand, only trades when he has a view and a strategy and he thinks the ...
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