Question

A customer owns 100 shares of an NYSE listed preferred stock and notices that the typical daily trading volume in the issue is less than 1,000 shares. The customer wants to sell the stock and asks his broker what will happen if there is no ready buyer for the stock. The broker should respond that the Specialist (DMM) on the NYSE flooris obligated to buy the stock at the current market. Specialist/DMMs (Designated Market Makers) are obligated, under NYSE rules, to make a continuous market in the assigned stock. Thus, on the NYSE floor, a customer is always assured that the trade will be executed - however the price at which the trade is executed is always subject to market conditions.

Answer 1

Answer:

The broker should respond that the Specialist (DMM) on the NYSE flooris obligated to buy the stock at the current market.

Explanation:

Now under the NYSE rules, to make a nonstop market in the assigned stock. A customer is will always be guaranteed that the trade will be executed - on the other hand, the price at which the trade is effected is constantly subject to various market conditions.

So the best response from the broker is that the Specialist (DMM) on the NYSE floors is required to buy the stock at the current market.