Market Maker

Market Maker is a card game about market-making. Inspired by the card-based trading competition described in The Trading Game. Bid, ask, bluff and outsmart the table — just like Gary Stevenson did to win his internship.

Each player holds a private card. A set of community cards is revealed round by round. The true value of the hand is the sum of all cards — but nobody knows it yet. Your edge is how precisely you can estimate it, and how well you read your opponents.

HOW IT WORKS
You post a bid and an ask spread. Your opponents can buy from you or sell to you. The tighter your spread, the more trades you attract — but the greater your exposure if your estimate is wrong. At settlement, cards are revealed and profits are calculated exactly as on a real trading floor.

TWO TRADING MODES
Turn-Based: Quote, react, and adapt at your own pace. Study the market before committing.
Live Order Book: A 40-second live trading window with real-time AI re-quoting. Update your spread dynamically as new information arrives. The pressure is on.

YOUR OPPONENTS
Rookie — noisy estimates, wide spreads, impulsive reactions
Shark — bluffs confidence, posts misleading quotes to trap you
Pro — tight spreads, reads your quotes to infer your private card, executes arbitrage

CAREER MODE
Work your way through a four-stage trading tournament.
Start at a university trading floor against rookies. Survive the sharps to reach MegaBank's live trading desk. Beat the firm's best algorithms and secure the internship.

ACHIEVEMENTS & GAME CENTER
17 achievements from First Flip (common) to Winner (legendary). Five leaderboards — all-time profits and per-stage career performance — ranked globally on Game Center.

ANALYTICS
Every hand ends with a full performance breakdown: P&L timeline, trade-by-trade edge quality, player comparison, and an Analyst Rating from S to D.

PRICE
Free to download. Upgrade to Pro to unlock Live Trading mode, career stages 3 and 4, and the Pro AI opponent — one purchase, no subscription.

DISCLAIMER
This is a fan-made recreation inspired by the card game described in Gary Stevenson's book The Trading Game. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Gary Stevenson, Penguin Random House, or any related parties.