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Market Maker Surveillance Report. CMCSA, AXP, DISH, ADBE, MSFT, CSA, Bullishly Biased Price Friction For Thursday, March 22nd

^{Published on 2012-03-22 18:01:11 - WOPRAI}
 

March 22, 2012 / 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 3777 companies with "abnormal" market making, 1741 companies with positive Friction Factors and 4073 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with Abnormal Price Friction (bullish bias) in their stock prices. This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices rose. COMCAST CORP-CLASS A (NASDAQ:CMCSA), AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (NYSE:AXP), Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH), ADOBE SYSTEMS INC (NASDAQ:ADBE), MICROSOFT CORPORATION (NASDAQ:MSFT), Cogdell Spencer Inc (NYSE:CSA). 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
  CMCSA   $0.200    0.67%     5,084,075    35.99%    9,042,651    64.01%    -3,958,576   Abnormal
  AXP     $0.240    0.42%     1,274,661    22.76%    2,113,276    37.73%    -838,615     Abnormal
  DISH    $1.590    4.93%     3,666,144    41.70%    4,687,640    53.32%    -1,021,496   Abnormal
  ADBE    $0.160    0.48%     1,995,140    39.23%    3,089,061    60.74%    -1,093,921   Abnormal
  MSFT    $0.080    0.25%     15,360,775   46.82%    17,381,569   52.97%    -2,020,794   Abnormal
  CSA     $0.010    0.24%     83,323       6.66%     841,421      67.28%    -758,098     Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows CMCSA with 3,958,576 greater shares of selling than buying (NetVol) and the stock price was up $0.20000. This means the Market Makers were trading the stock in a way inconsistent with normal supply and demand (Economics 101); more selling than buying should cause prices to drop.

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.

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO (NYSE:AXP) - American Express Company provides charge and credit payment card products, and travel-related services worldwide. It offers a range of products and services, including charge and credit card products; expense management products and services; consumer and business travel services; stored value products, such as Travelers Cheques and prepaid products; network services; merchant acquisition, and merchant processing, point-of-sale, servicing and settlement, and marketing products and services for merchants; and fee services, including market and trend analyses along with related consulting services and customer loyalty and rewards programs. The company also publishes luxury lifestyle magazines. American Express sells its products and services to various customer groups, including consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations through various channels, such as direct mail, online, targeted sales forces, and direct response advertising. American Express was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ:DISH) - DISH Network Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides DISH Network subscription television services in the United States. The company operates the DISH Network television service, which provides a direct broadcast satellite subscription television services. As of December 31, 2009, it had 14.100 million subscribers. The company offers programming, which includes approximately 280 basic video channels; 60 Sirius Satellite Radio music channels; 30 premium movie channels; 35 regional and specialty sports channels; 2,500 local channels; 220 Latino and international channels; and 50 channels of pay-per-view content. DISH Network Corporation also offers receiver systems, including a small satellite dish, digital set-top receivers, and remote controls. It provides receiver systems and programming through direct sales channels; and independent retailers, such as small satellite retailers, direct marketing groups, local and regional consumer electronics stores, nationwide retailers, and telecommunications companies. DISH Network Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC (NASDAQ:ADBE) - Adobe Systems Incorporated operates as a diversified software company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It offers a line of creative, business, Web, and mobile software and services used by creative professionals, knowledge workers, developers, marketers, enterprises, and consumers. The companys Creative Solutions segment focuses on solutions for professional publishing, Web design and development, animation and motion graphic production, application development, and printing visual information. Its Enterprise segment provides server-based customer experience management solutions to enterprise and government customers. This segment contains LiveCycle and Adobe Connect lines of products. The companys Omniture segment provides Web analytics and online business optimization products, solutions, and services to manage online, offline, digital, and multi-channel business initiatives. Its Platform segment offers client and developer technologies, such as Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash Lite, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flex, Adobe Flash Builder, and ColdFusion. The companys Knowledge Worker segment focuses on the needs of knowledge worker customers, providing applications and services to help them share information and collaborate. This segment contains Adobe Acrobat family of products, such as Adobe Acrobat.com, Adobe Acrobat Standard, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended, Adobe Acrobat Suite, Adobe CreatePDF, Adobe SendNow, and Adobe Reader. Its Print and Publishing segment addresses market opportunities ranging from the diverse publishing needs of technical and business publishing to its legacy type and OEM printing businesses. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, independent software vendors, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as through its Website adobe.com. Adobe Systems Incorporated was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

MICROSOFT CORPORATION (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.

Cogdell Spencer Inc (NYSE:CSA) - Cogdell Spencer Inc. is a privately owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment and management of properties. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. The firms portfolio comprises of office buildings for the medical profession, including medical offices, ambulatory surgery and diagnostic centers. Cogdell Spencer was formed in 2005 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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