Market Maker Surveillance Report. LVLT, PFE, BAC, JPM, PMI, ELTP, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Wedn
April 20, 2011 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Wednesday. 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 Wednesday there were 2511 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3875 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1481 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Wednesday and lowest negative price Friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC (NASDAQ:LVLT), PFIZER INC (NYSE:PFE), BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC), JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (NYSE:JPM), PMI GROUP INC/THE (NYSE:PMI), ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS INC (OTC:ELTP). 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 LVLT $-0.020 -1.15% 9,939,795 44.36% 12,440,581 55.52% -2,500,786 -1,250,393 PFE $-0.120 -0.58% 26,337,519 40.71% 30,696,999 47.45% -4,359,480 -363,290 BAC $-0.070 -0.57% 70,285,456 39.26% 95,274,974 53.22% -24,989,518 -3,569,931 JPM $-0.060 -0.13% 14,468,812 40.93% 16,730,723 47.32% -2,261,911 -376,985 PMI $-0.220 -10.63% 4,619,034 38.90% 6,613,243 55.69% -1,994,209 -90,646 ELTP $-0.042 -17.66% 5,745,514 38.45% 9,115,649 61.00% -3,370,135 -812,081Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have low price friction combined with more selling than buying (negative Net Volume) in their stocks. 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 LVLT down $-0.02000 with a Friction Factor of -1,250,393 and a Net Volume of -2,500,786. That means that it takes 1,250,393 more shares of selling than buying to drop LVLT by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC (NASDAQ:LVLT) - Level 3 Communications, Inc. engages in the communications business in North America and Europe. It offers network and Internet services, including transport services, high speed Internet protocol services, dedicated Internet access, virtual private network services, and dark fiber services, as well as managed modem, an outsourced, turn-key infrastructure solution; and colocation services. The company also provides various media services, comprising Vyvx services that provide audio and video feeds over fiber or satellite; content delivery network services; media delivery services to customers seeking to manage, protect, and monetize content delivered over the Internet; a range of local and long distance voice services, such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) and traditional circuit-switch based services; and VoIP Enhanced Local, a VoIP service that enables broadband cable operators, IXCs, VoIP providers, and other companies operating their own switching infrastructure to launch IP-based local and long-distance voice services through a broadband connection. Level 3 Communications media services also consist of SIP Trunking, a VoIP-based local phone service; Local Inbound service that terminates traditional telephone network originated calls to Internet Protocol termination points; Primary Rate Interface, a TDM local phone service that could be configured in various ways; Long Distance services portfolio comprising local and long distance transport and termination services; and Toll Free services portfolio, which terminate toll free calls that are originated on the traditional telephone network. As of December 31, 2009, its network encompassed approximately 67,000 intercity route miles in North America and an intercity network covering approximately 12,000 miles across Europe. Further, it sells coal primarily through long-term contracts with public utilities. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
PFIZER INC (NYSE:PFE) - Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals worldwide. The companys Biopharmaceutical segment offers products in the areas of primary care, specialty care, established products, emerging markets, and oncology customer-focused units. Its principal products include Lipitor for elevated cholesterol levels in the blood; Norvasc for hypertension; Caduet for cardiovascular events; Chantix/Champix for smoking cessation; Lyrica for neuropathic pain; Revatio for pulmonary arterial hypertension; Geodon/Zeldox, a psychotropic agent; and Aricept for Alzheimers disease. This segments products also comprise Celebrex for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and acute pain; Zyvox for Gram-positive pathogens; Viagra for erectile dysfunction; Detrol/ Detrol LA for overactive bladder; Sutent for advanced renal cell carcinoma; Xalatan for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension; Genotropin for growth disorders; Vfend, an antifungal agent; Effexor for depressive disorders; Prevnar/Prevnar7 for invasive pneumococcal disease; Enbrel for rheumatoid arthritis; Protonix, proton pump inhibitor for erosive esophagitis; and Spiriva for breathing problems. The companys Diversified segment offers animal health products, which include antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, antiemetics, parasiticides, and vaccines; consumer healthcare products comprising dietary supplements, pain management, respiratory, and topicals/gastro-intestinal products; Nutrition products; and Capsugel products that include gelatin, liquid, softgel, non-animal, and fish gelatin capsules. Pfizer Inc. serves doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, hospitals, pharmacy benefit managers, managed care organizations, and government agencies. It has a strategic alliance with Acacia Living Inc. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC) - Bank of America Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and nonbanking financial services and products to individuals, small- and middle-market businesses, large corporations, and governments in the United States and internationally. The companys Deposits segment generates savings accounts, money market savings accounts, certificate of deposits, and checking accounts; and Global Card Services segment provides the U.S. consumer and business card, consumer lending, international card and debit card services. Its Home Loans & Insurance segment offers consumer real estate products and services, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and home equity loans. It also provides property, disability, and credit insurance. The companys Global Commercial Banking segment offers lending products, including commercial loans and commitment facilities, real estate lending, leasing, trade finance, short-term credit, asset-based lending, and indirect consumer loans; and capital management and treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, and short-term investing options. Its Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial products, advisory services, settlement, and custody services; debt and equity underwriting and distribution, merger-related advisory services, and risk management products; and integrated working capital management and treasury solutions. The companys Global Wealth & Investment Management segment offers investment and brokerage services, estate management, financial planning services, fiduciary management, credit and banking expertise, and asset management products. Bank of America Corporation serves customers through a network of approximately 5,900 banking centers and 18,000 automated teller machines. It was formerly known as NationsBank Corporation and changed its name on October 1, 1998. Bank of America Corporation was founded in 1874 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO (NYSE:JPM) - JPMorgan Chase & Co., a financial holding company, provides various financial services worldwide. The companys Investment Bank segment provides investment banking products and services, including advising on corporate strategy and structure, capital raising in equity and debt markets, risk management, market-making in cash securities and derivative instruments, and prime brokerage and research. This segment serves corporations, financial institutions, governments, and institutional investors. Its Commercial Banking segment provides lending, treasury services, investment banking, and asset management services to corporations, municipalities, financial institutions, and not-for-profit entities. The companys Treasury and Securities Services segment offers transaction, investment, and information services. It also offers cash management, trade, wholesale card, and liquidity products and services to small and mid-sized companies, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government entities. Its Asset Management segment provides investment and wealth management services to institutions, retail investors, and high-net-worth individuals. It also offers global investment management in equities, fixed income, real estate, hedge funds, private equity, and liquidity products, including money market instruments and bank deposits; and trust and estate, banking, and brokerage services, as well as retirement services. The companys Retail Financial Services segment offers retail banking and consumer lending services that include checking and savings accounts, mortgages, home equity and business loans, and investments through ATMs, online banking, and telephone banking, as well as auto dealerships and school financial-aid offices. Its Card Services segment issues credit cards and processes various credit card payments. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was founded in 1823 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
PMI GROUP INC/THE (NYSE:PMI) - The PMI Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides residential mortgage insurance products that offer loss protection to mortgage lenders and investors in the event of borrower default in the United States. The company offers mortgage insurance products to meet the capital and credit risk mitigation needs of its customers. Its products include primary mortgage insurance through primary flow channel that provide the insured with first-loss mortgage default protection on individual loans at specified coverage percentages; and mortgage insurance to credit unions through its 50% joint venture interest in CMG Mortgage Insurance Company. The PMI Groups customers primarily include mortgage lenders, depository institutions, commercial banks, and investors. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
ELITE PHARMACEUTICALS INC (OTC:ELTP) - Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development, manufacture, and license of orally administered controlled release drug delivery systems and products in the United States. The company focuses on developing products that cover therapeutic areas for pain, allergy, and infection. It offers two once-daily allergy products, including Lodrane 24 and Lodrane 24D. The companys products under development comprise ELI-216, an abuse resistant oxycodone product; and ELI-154, a once-a-day oxycodone product. It also involves in contract research and development operations on behalf of other pharmaceutical companies. Elite Pharmaceuticals has a strategic alliance agreement with Epic Pharma, LLC and Epic Investments, LLC. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Northvale, New Jersey.
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