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Market Maker Surveillance Report. XLF, C, BAC, WOR, EWJ, INTC, Highest Net Buy Volume With Lowest Price Friction For Thursday,

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April 28, 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 2695 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2845 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2197 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net buy volume on Thursday and lowest price Friction (bullish). This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices rose faster with less Friction. FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLF), CITIGROUP INC (NYSE:C), BANK OF AMERICA CORP (NYSE:BAC), WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES (NYSE:WOR), ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD (NYSE:EWJ), INTEL CORP (NASDAQ:INTC). 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
     XLF        $0.110       0.68%        15,175,119      34.36%       11,129,425      25.20%       4,045,694       367,790 
     C          $0.070       1.55%        171,100,816     39.58%       116,696,969     27.00%       54,403,847      7,771,978
     BAC        $0.090       0.73%        34,715,317      38.12%       27,460,008      30.15%       7,255,309       806,145 
     WOR        $0.230       1.08%        4,258,618       76.23%       958,672         17.16%       3,299,946       143,476 
     EWJ        $0.270       2.59%        23,576,082      49.29%       11,589,250      24.23%       11,986,832      443,957 
     INTC       $0.170       0.75%        30,115,486      55.48%       25,695,803      47.34%       4,419,683       259,981 

For example, the chart above shows XLF with a Net Buy Volume of 4,045,694 shares and a Friction Factor of 367,790 shares. That means that it takes 367,790 more shares of buying than selling to move XLF higher by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to move up higher as of Thursday (lower friction). And with one of the highest Net Buy Volumes, the combination of low friction and high net buy volume is bullish.

FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR (NYSE:XLF) - FINANCIAL SEL SPD

CITIGROUP INC (NYSE:C) - Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a range of financial products and services, including consumer banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. The company has two primary segments, Citicorp and Citi Holdings. The Citicorp segment operates as a global bank for businesses and consumers with two primary businesses, Regional Consumer Banking and Institutional Clients Group. The Regional Consumer Banking business provides traditional banking services, including retail banking, branded cards, and small commercial banking in North America, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The Institutional Clients Group business provides securities and banking services, including investment banking and advisory services, lending, debt and equity sales and trading, institutional brokerage, foreign exchange, structured products, cash instruments and related derivatives, and private banking; and transaction services consisting of treasury and trade solutions, and securities and fund services. The Citi Holdings segment has three businesses: Brokerage and Asset Management, Local Consumer Lending, and Special Asset Pool. The Brokerage and Asset Management business, through its 49% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture and Nikko Cordial Securities, offers retail brokerage and asset management services. The Local Consumer Lending business provides residential mortgage loans, retail partner card loans, student loans, personal loans, auto loans, commercial real estate, and other consumer loans, as well as western European cards and retail banking services. The Special Asset Pool business is a portfolio of securities, loans, and other assets. Citigroup Inc. has approximately 200 million customer accounts and operates in approximately 140 countries. The company was founded in 1812 and is based 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.

WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES (NYSE:WOR) - Worthington Industries, Inc. operates as a diversified metal processing company focusing on steel processing and manufactured metal products primarily in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Its Steel Processing segment processes and offers flat-rolled steel for automotive, construction, lawn and garden, hardware, furniture, office equipment, electrical control, tubing, leisure and recreation, appliance, agricultural, HVAC, container, and aerospace markets. The companys Metal Framing segment designs and produces metal framing components and systems, as well as related accessories for the commercial and residential construction markets. Its products include steel studs and track, floor and wall system components, roof trusses, and other metal framing accessories, such as metal corner bead, lath, lath accessories, clips, fasteners, and vinyl bead and trim. The companys Pressure Cylinders segment produces low-pressure liquefied petroleum gas cylinders and refrigerant gas cylinders; high-pressure and industrial/specialty gas cylinders; airbrake tanks; and consumer products. It also produces recovery tanks for refrigerant gases; air reservoirs for truck and trailer original equipment manufacturers; and Balloon Time helium kits. In addition, the company involves in the stamping, blanking, assembly, painting, packaging, die management, warehousing, distribution management, and other services to customers, primarily in the automotive industry; designs and builds light-gauge steel framed commercial structures and multi-family housing units; supply and construction of metal framing products for single family housing, with a focus on military; and design and manufacture of reusable custom platforms, racks, and pallets made of steel for supporting, protecting, and handling products throughout the shipping process. It has a strategic alliance agreement with Bailey Metal Products Limited. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD (NYSE:EWJ) - ISHARE MSCI JAPAN

INTEL CORP (NASDAQ:INTC) - Intel Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells integrated circuits for computing and communications industries worldwide. It offers microprocessor products used in notebooks, netbooks, desktops, servers, workstations, storage products, embedded applications, communications products, consumer electronics devices, and handhelds. The company also offers system on chip products that integrate its core processing functionalities with other system components, such as graphics, audio, and video, onto a single chip. It also provides chipset products that send data between the microprocessor and input, display, and storage devices, such as keyboard, mouse, monitor, hard drive, and CD or DVD drives; motherboards that has connectors for attaching devices to the bus, and products designed for desktop, server, and workstation platforms; and wired and wireless connectivity products, including network adapters and embedded wireless cards used to translate and transmit data across networks. In addition, Intel offers NAND flash memory products primarily used in portable memory storage devices, digital camera memory cards, and solid-state drives; network processors used in networking equipment to manage and direct data moving across networks and the Internet; software products, including operating systems, middleware, and tools used to develop, run, and manage various enterprise, consumer, embedded, and handheld devices, as well as software development tools that enable the creation of applications; and healthcare products designed to connect people and information to improve patient care and safety. Further, it offers platforms that include a microprocessor, chipset, and enabling software. Intel sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, PC and network communications products users, and other manufacturers of industrial and communications equipment. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

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