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Market Maker Surveillance Report. SCHW, MSFT, S, MRK, FE, EWZ, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Thursday, February 3rd 2011

^{Published on 2011-02-03 17:51:57 - WOPRAI}
 

February 3, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Thursday. Since October 2008 market makers are now required to be on the bid as much as they are on the offer and for like amounts of stock. This Fair Market Making Requirement is designed to prevent market makers from manipulating stock prices. On Thursday there were 2675 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2615 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2484 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bearish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices dropped. SCHWAB (NYSE:SCHW), MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT), SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S), MERCK & CO. INC. (NYSE:MRK), FIRSTENERGY CORP (NYSE:FE), ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL (NYSE:EWZ). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net .

Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below:

     Symbol     Change       Percent      Buy Volume      Buy %%       Sell Volume     Sell %%      Net Volume      Friction
     SCHW       $-0.590      -3.20%       14,956,521      52.00%       13,108,278      45.58%       1,848,243       Abnormal
     MSFT       $-0.260      -0.93%       35,053,003      58.16%       29,129,030      48.33%       5,923,973       Abnormal
     S          $-0.010      -0.23%       21,318,623      49.39%       18,410,035      42.65%       2,908,588       Abnormal
     MRK        $-0.880      -2.60%       19,169,299      48.78%       16,605,849      42.26%       2,563,450       Abnormal
     FE         $-0.520      -1.28%       5,329,616       52.78%       2,977,721       29.49%       2,351,895       Abnormal
     EWZ        $-0.070      -0.10%       9,022,605       68.35%       5,730,131       43.41%       3,292,474       Abnormal

Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above had more buying than selling on Thursday and their stock prices dropped. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.

For example, the chart above shows EWZ with 3,292,474 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.07000. This means the Market Makers were trading the stock in a way inconsistent with normal supply and demand (Economics 101); more buying than selling should cause prices to rise.

SCHWAB (NYSE:SCHW) - The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking, and related financial services to individuals and institutional clients. The company offers various brokerage products and services comprising asset management accounts, including accounts with check-writing features, debit card, and billpay; individual retirement accounts; retirement plans for small to large businesses; 529 college savings accounts; separately managed accounts; designated brokerage accounts; equity incentive plan accounts; and margin loans, as well as access to fixed income securities, equity and debt offerings, and exchange traded funds. It also offers various banking products and services, including first mortgages, home equity lines of credit, pledged-asset loans, certificates of deposit, demand deposit accounts, checking accounts linked to brokerage accounts, savings accounts, and credit cards. In addition, the company provides trust custody services, personal trust reporting services, and administrative trustee services; and mutual funds, such as third-party mutual funds, no-load mutual funds, proprietary mutual funds, other third-party mutual funds, and mutual fund trading and clearing services to broker-dealers. Further, it provides research, analytic tools, performance reports, market analysis, and educational materials. Additionally, the company offers custodial, trading, technology, practice management, trust asset, and other support services to independent investment advisors; and retirement plan services, plan administrator services, and stock plan services. It operates primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT) - Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a range of software products and services for various computing devices worldwide. The companys Windows & Windows Live Division segment offers Windows operating system, Windows Live, and Internet Explorer. It offers Windows operating system, which include Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Home, as well as Windows Live suite of applications and Web services. Microsofts Server and Tools segment provides Windows Server operating systems, Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Visual Studio, Silverlight, System Center products, Biz Talk server, Microsoft consulting services, and product support services. This segment also provides enterprise consulting and product support services; and training and certification to developers and information technology professionals, as well as builds standalone and software development lifecycle tools for software architects, developers, testers, and project managers. The companys Online Services Division segment offers online information products, such as Bing, MSN portals, and channels; and an online advertising platform for publishers and advertisers. Microsofts Microsoft Business Division segment offers Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM, as well as Microsoft Office Web Apps. The companys Entertainment and Devices Division segment develops, produces, and markets the Xbox 360 platform; PC software games; online games and services; Mediaroom, an Internet protocol television software; Windows Phone and Windows Embedded device platforms; the Zune digital music and entertainment platform; and application software for Apples Macintosh computers, Microsoft PC hardware products, and other devices. This segment also involves in retail and marketing of packaged versions of the Microsoft Office system and the Windows operating systems. Microsoft was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

SPRINT NEXTEL CORP (NYSE:S) - Sprint Nextel Corporation offers wireless and wireline communications products and services to consumers, businesses, and government users in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its Wireless segment provides wireless mobile voice and data transmission services on networks that utilize CDMA and iDEN technologies, as well as offers fourth generation wireless services. Its wireless data communications services comprise Internet access and messaging, email services, wireless photo and video offerings, and mobile entertainment applications, as well as asset and fleet management, dispatch services, and navigation tools; and wireless voice communications services include basic local and long distance wireless voice services, voicemail, call waiting, three way calling, caller identification, directory assistance, call forwarding, speakerphone, and push-to-talk services, as well as roaming services. This segment sells accessories, such as carrying cases, hands-free devices, batteries, and battery chargers, as well as devices and accessories to agents and other third-party distributors for resale. In addition, it markets its post-paid services under the Sprint and Nextel names; prepaid services under the Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, and Assurance Wireless names. The companys Wireline segment provides wireline voice and data communications services, including domestic and international data communications using various protocols, such as multiprotocol label switching technologies, Internet protocol (IP), asynchronous transfer mode, IP-based frame relay, managed network services, voice over IP, and traditional voice services. It also offers wide-area network and long distance services, as well as operates an all-digital long distance and Tier 1 IP network. Sprint Nextel was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

MERCK & CO. INC. (NYSE:MRK) - Merck & Co., Inc., a global health care company, discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer and animal products. The companys Pharmaceutical segment provides human health pharmaceutical products, such as therapeutic and preventive agents for the treatment of human disorders in the areas of bone, respiratory, immunology, dermatology, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity, infectious diseases, hypertension and/or heart failure, urology, bronchospasm, neurosciences and ophthalmology, oncology, and womens health; and human health vaccines, including preventative pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Merck & Co.s Animal Health segment offers antibiotics, anti-inflammatory products, vaccines, products for the treatment of fertility disorders, and parasiticides for cattle, swine, horses, poultry, dogs, cats, salmons, and fishes. The companys Consumer Health Care segment provides over-the-counter products, including antihistamines, products for constipation, cold/flu medicines, nasal decongestant sprays, and laxative tablets; foot care products, which comprise topical antifungal products, and foot and sneaker odor/wetness products; and sun care products, such as sun care lotions, sprays, dry oils, and lip-protection products, as well as sunless tanning and sunburn relief products. It sells consumer health care products through wholesale and retail drug, food chain, and mass merchandiser outlets in the United States and Canada. The company serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies, physicians, physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers, as well as managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.

FIRSTENERGY CORP (NYSE:FE) - FirstEnergy Corp. operates as a diversified energy company. The company, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, involves in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. As of December 31, 2009, it served approximately 4.5 million customers within 36,100 square miles through its 8 utility operating companies primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL (NYSE:EWZ) - ISHARE MSCI BRAZI

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