Question

David, a trader, wants to buy 1,000 shares of XYZ stock, while a second trader, Alexis, is willing to sell 1,500 shares of the same stock. Unfortunately, David and Alexis don't know one another and must complete their transactions using the stock exchanges market-making deale. KYZS market maker is willing to sell her shares for $34.85 per share and purchase additional shares for $34 per share. Select the most appropriate values in the following table: Value Term Bid price Ask price Bid-ask spread If the market-maker is willing to purchase the entire block of 1,500 shares from Alexis and, from that block, resell 1,000 shares to David, then the market-maker's net profit from David's transaction-excluding any inventory effects-will be

Answer 1

Answer:

Market Maker's Net Profit = $850

Explanation:

David will buy the 1,000 shares he wished to buy at the Market Maker's sell price of $34.85 (since he is buying from the Market Maker).

Alexis, will sell her 1,500 shares to the Market Maker at the Market Maker's buy price of $34.

Therefore, excluding any inventory effect, the Market Maker's net profit from David's transaction

= sales price less purchase price

= (1,000 * 34.85) - (1,000 * 34) (the other 500 units the Market Maker purchased from Alexis will be in inventory and will not be considered)

= 34,850 - 34,000

= $850.