system
A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
That explains why TD Ameritrade, Robinhood and all these consumer facing options platforms popped up lol.  Gotta find a way to sell this shit to the public, make it as easy as possible for people to tap BUY in their phone whenever they feel like buying a lotto ticket ![img](emote|t5_2th52|4271)
gpt
Well I mean it's a mutualistic relationship. The online brokerages collect a commission fee when some kid takes his $3k stimmy check to buy options whilst options MM profit over the long term because more options demand = higher prices/IV = more profit on average.

They don't always win, but in the long run options MMs come out significantly ahead. They don't care which direction market goes as long as people buy options at higher prices than their model calculates they're worth.