medium · Market Microstructure spread-econ

If a dealer has a realized spread of -0.05 on a round trip, what does this indicate about the dealer's performance?

  1. The dealer successfully captured the entire quoted bid-ask spread on this particular trade.
  2. The dealer lost money because they traded with informed participants.
  3. The dealer earned a net profit of about $0.05 per share on the trade.
  4. The dealer's inventory position stayed exactly balanced throughout the round trip.

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