Market Makers (Liquidity Providers): How to Become a Market Maker?

A status of a market maker can be obtained by an exchange member. A market maker status is assigned at an exchange member request based on prior fulfilment of the prescribed conditions. A market maker status is granted for a minimum period of one year. An exchange member may also enter into a special agreement for providing liquidity with the issuer of a security. A status of a market maker is granted only if an exchange member undertakes to maintain at least the minimum conditions prescribed in the Instructions for liquidity providers. An exchange member may also decide to maintain the liquidity of an individual security independently, without an agreement with the issuer.
 
In accordance with the Instructions for Liquidity Providers, the application for acquisition of the market maker status is to be lodged on a special form (01/VL), being a component part of the Instructions for liquidity providers.