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Market Maker Surveillance Report. WIN, CMCSA, SLM, AA, MSFT, PM, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Thursday, September 22nd


Published on 2011-09-22 18:00:18 - WOPRAI
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September 22, 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 3809 companies with "abnormal" market making, 771 companies with positive Friction Factors and 6239 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. WINDSTREAM CORP (NYSE:WIN), COMCAST CORP-CLASS A (NASDAQ:CMCSA), SLM CORP (NYSE:SLM), ALCOA INC (NYSE:AA), MICROSOFT CORP (NASDAQ:MSFT), PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL (NYSE:PM). 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
     WIN        $-0.290      -2.32%       8,422,188       59.06%       5,785,601       40.57%       2,636,587       Abnormal
     CMCSA      $-0.840      -3.84%       15,941,488      57.55%       13,023,654      47.02%       2,917,834       Abnormal
     SLM        $-0.210      -1.66%       8,901,281       55.08%       2,617,211       16.19%       6,284,070       Abnormal
     AA         $-0.660      -6.09%       20,445,826      33.49%       16,233,232      26.59%       4,212,594       Abnormal
     MSFT       $-0.840      -3.23%       53,034,980      55.13%       44,927,229      46.70%       8,107,751       Abnormal
     PM         $-1.840      -2.75%       6,469,817       38.49%       3,523,540       20.96%       2,946,277       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 WIN with 2,636,587 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.29000. 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.

WINDSTREAM CORP (NYSE:WIN) - Windstream Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various telecommunications services primarily in rural areas in the United States. It offers phone, high-speed Internet, and digital television services. The company also offers a range of Internet protocol based voice and data services, and advanced phone systems and equipment to businesses and government agencies. In addition, it provides various enhanced service features, including call waiting, call forwarding, caller identification, three-way calling, no-answer transfer, and voicemail. Further, the company offers other telecommunications services, including interconnection, long distance, and custom calling services. It serves residential and business customers. As of December 31, 2009, Windstream Corporation operated 55 retail stores and 2 call centers. The company is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

COMCAST CORP-CLASS A (NASDAQ:CMCSA) - Comcast Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides consumer entertainment, information, and communication products and services to the residential and commercial customers in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Cable and Programming. The Cable segment manages and operates cable systems, including video, high-speed Internet, and phone services, as well as regional sports and news networks. Its video services include analog, digital, on demand, and high-definition television and/or digital video recorders. This segments high-speed Internet service consists of an interactive portal, Comcast.net, which provides multiple email addresses and online storage, as well as various proprietary content, and value-added features and enhancements. Its phone services include voice over Internet protocol digital phone service that provides local and domestic long-distance calling with various features, such as voice mail, caller ID, and call waiting services. The Programming segment operates national programming networks consisting of E!, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, and Style. The company also develops and operates Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information, and communication, including Comcast.net, Fancast, thePlatform, Fandango, Plaxo, and DailyCandy; and owns two professional sports teams and a multipurpose arena, as well as provides facilities management services, including food services, for sporting events, concerts, and other events. As of December 31, 2009, Comcast Corporation served approximately 23.6 million video customers, 15.9 million high-speed Internet customers, and 7.6 million phone customers, as well as approximately 50.6 million homes in 39 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SLM CORP (NYSE:SLM) - SLM Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides education finance in the United States. The company originates and holds student loans by providing funding, delivery, and servicing support for education loans through its participation in the federal family education loan program (FFELP) and through offering non-federally guaranteed private education loans. It primarily markets its FFELP Stafford and private education loans through on-campus financial aid offices. The company also provides student loan default aversion services, defaulted student loan portfolio management services, and contingency collections services for student loans and other asset classes; and accounts receivable management and collection for purchased portfolios of receivables. In addition, it purchases and manages sub-performing and non-performing mortgage loans. Further, the company provides processing capabilities and information technology to educational institutions, as well as, 529 college savings plan program management, transfer and servicing agent services, and administration services. SLM Corporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

ALCOA INC (NYSE:AA) - Alcoa, Inc. engages in the production and management of aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina. The company operates in four segments: Alumina, Primary Metals, Flat-Rolled Products, and Engineered Products and Solutions. The Alumina segment engages in mining of bauxite, which is then refined into alumina. The Primary Metals segment produces aluminum. The Flat-Rolled Products segment engages in the production and sale of aluminum plate, sheet, and foil. The Engineered Products and Solutions segment produces and sells titanium, aluminum, and super alloy investment castings, hard alloy extrusions, forgings and fasteners, aluminum wheels, integrated aluminum structural systems, and architectural extrusions. Its products are used in aircraft, automobiles, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, and industrial applications. The company holds interests in bauxite mining activities. It operates primarily in the United States, Australia, Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Germany. Alcoa, Inc. was founded in 1888 and is based in New York, New York.

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.

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL (NYSE:PM) - Philip Morris International Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside of the United States. Its international product brand line comprises Marlboro, Merit, Parliament, Virginia Slims, L&M, Chesterfield, Bond Street, Lark, Muratti, Next, Philip Morris, and Red & White. The company also offers its products under the A Mild, Dji Sam Soe, and A Hijau in Indonesia; Diana in Italy; Optima and Apollo-Soyuz in the Russian Federation; Morven Gold in Pakistan; Boston in Colombia; Belmont, Canadian Classics, and Number 7 in Canada; Best and Classic in Serbia; f6 in Germany; Delicados in Mexico; Assos in Greece; and Petra in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It operates primarily in the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Canada, and Latin America. The company is based in New York, New York.

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