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What this question is testing
Objective: Market making
Prompt focus: A market maker in an over-the-counter equity security is firm-committed to:
Why the correct answer works
Continuously provide both bid and offer quotations and stand ready to buy and sell
Correct. A market maker continuously provides both bid and offer quotations and stands ready to buy and sell.
Why the tempting wrong answer fails
The tempting wrong answer usually loses because it skips the key condition, priority, or evidence in the prompt.
Plain-language takeaway
A market maker provides liquidity by continuously displaying two-sided quotes. It stands ready to buy at its bid and sell at its offer, facilitating an orderly market in the security.
Simple analogy
Think of market making like following a short checklist: identify the clue, confirm the rule, and then make the move that fits this exact scenario.
How to review it before a retake
- Underline the command word and name what the question is asking before rereading the choices.
- Compare the correct answer against the closest distractor and write the exact detail that separates them.
- Retest this objective with a fresh question without looking at the rationale first.