medium · Market Microstructure

A market maker currently holds an inventory of +5,000 shares (long) when the target inventory is zero.

If the market maker applies quote shading with a parameter κ = 0.0001, how will they adjust their midpoint from the neutral value of $30.05?

  1. Shift the midpoint up to $30.55 to increase the value of the existing inventory.
  2. Widen the spread to $0.50 while keeping the midpoint at $30.05.
  3. Shift the midpoint down to $30.00 to match the current bid.
  4. Shift the midpoint down to $29.55 to encourage more selling by other participants.

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