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LogoutThe phrase “affirmative duty” is used in finance to describe the obligations of market makers on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The NYSE refers to these market makers as “specialists.”
NYSE specialists have an explicit responsibility to offer liquidity when the public supply or demand for security is insufficient to allow for orderly trading.