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🧑‍💼 A middleman 💱 Between dealers
interdealer

interdealer

8.1
Relating to trades made between dealers, often in financial markets
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈdiːlər/
  • Specialized
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  • The interdealer market is crucial for price discovery.

Examples

  • Many interdealer transactions occur daily.

  • Large bond trades are often executed through interdealer platforms.

  • The interdealer market is crucial for setting benchmark interest rates.

  • Regulations require transparency in interdealer transactions to protect the financial system.

  • The bank issued an interdealer report detailing the recent trades between various financial institutions.

  • In the interdealer market, prices can fluctuate rapidly due to the competitive nature of trading.

  • To enhance transparency, the exchange implemented an interdealer clearing system for all transactions.

Surface Forms

interdealer positive

Morphology

interdealer = dealer (transparent) = inter + dealer

The meaning 'between dealers' follows directly from the productive prefix 'inter-' plus the common noun 'dealer', so the relation is clear.

Etymology

Interdealer comes from the prefix inter- meaning 'between' and the word dealer meaning 'trader'. So, interdealer describes markets or transactions that happen 'between' dealers.