Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Explore the concept of oligopsony, where few buyers dominate the market, influencing prices and supply. Understand its impact with industry-specific examples.

Businesses don't operate in a bubble -- their sales and profitability are affected by the business environment in which they operate. Many factors affect this environment, from regulation and ...

Retail market structure refers to the number of companies that sell similar or identical products in the same geographical area. An oligopoly describes a small group of companies that collude to raise ...