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Market Maker Surveillance Report. ASX, UCBI, HMA, CIM, BBY, VISN, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Thur

^{Published on 2012-07-26 18:01:34 - WOPRAI}
 

July 26, 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 4065 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3370 companies with positive Friction Factors and 1942 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Thursday 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. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (NYSE:ASX), United Community Banks Inc (NASDAQ:UCBI), Health Management Associates Inc (NYSE:HMA), Chimera Investment Corp (NYSE:CIM), Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY), VisionChina Media Inc (NASDAQ:VISN). 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
  ASX     $-0.030   -0.82%    1,315,378    25.46%    2,776,735    53.75%    -1,461,357   -487,119
  UCBI    $-1.130   -14.85%   212,838      14.18%    1,286,824    85.76%    -1,073,986   -9,504  
  HMA     $-0.180   -2.72%    2,563,123    28.87%    3,613,489    40.71%    -1,050,366   -58,354 
  CIM     $-0.180   -7.86%    11,843,850   26.78%    16,067,775   36.33%    -4,223,925   -234,663
  BBY     $-0.110   -0.63%    3,321,971    30.41%    4,240,245    38.82%    -918,274     -83,479 
  VISN    $-0.080   -26.42%   810,432      25.23%    2,402,180    74.77%    -1,591,748   -198,969

For example, the chart above shows ASX down $-0.03000 with a Friction Factor of -487,119 and a Net Volume of -1,461,357. That means that it takes 487,119 more shares of selling than buying to drop ASX by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc (NYSE:ASX) - Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductor packaging and testing services for semiconductor companies. The company primarily offers semiconductor packaging, interconnect materials production, front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing services. It provides various leadframe-based package types, such as quad flat package, thin quad flat package, and bump chip carrier and quad flat no-lead package; package types based on substrates, including flip-chip BGA and other BGA types; and various other advanced packages comprising wafer-level products, advanced chip scale packages, and advanced wafer level packages, as well as copper wire bonding solutions, flip-chip packages, and flexible packages. The companys testing services comprise front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing of logic/mixed-signal/radio frequency/discrete final testing, and memory final testing, as well as other test-related services, such as burn-in testing, module sip testing, dry pack, tape and reel, and electric interface board and mechanical test tool design. Advanced Semiconductor offers its semiconductors primarily for the communications, computers, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive sectors. It also provides drop shipment services for the shipment of semiconductors directly to end users; and integrated solutions for electronics manufacturing services in relation to computers, peripherals, communications, industrial, automotive, and storage and server applications. The company offers its products and services primarily in Taiwan, the United States, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Singapore, the Philippines, the Peoples Republic of China, Korea, Malaysia, and Japan. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

United Community Banks Inc (NASDAQ:UCBI) - United Community Banks, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for United Community Bank that provides retail and corporate banking services. Its deposit product line includes interest-bearing and non interest bearing deposits, NOW accounts, money market accounts, checking accounts, savings deposits, time deposits, and brokered deposits. The companys loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial loans, commercial loans secured by real estate, commercial construction loans, residential construction loans, residential mortgage, and consumer installment loans. It also offers wire transfers, brokerage services, and other financial services. In addition, the company provides insurance brokerage services, as well as retail brokerage services through an affiliation with a third party broker/dealer. As of December 31, 2009, United Community Bank operated at 107 locations in north Georgia, the Atlanta, Georgia MSA, the Gainesville, Georgia MSA, coastal Georgia, western North Carolina, and east Tennessee. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Blairsville, Georgia.

Health Management Associates Inc (NYSE:HMA) - Health Management Associates, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of general acute care hospitals and other health care facilities in non-urban communities in the United States. Its hospitals provide services, including general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic care, coronary care, and pediatric services. The company also offers outpatient services, such as one-day surgery, laboratory, x-ray, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. In addition, its hospitals provide specialty services in cardiology, neuro-surgery, oncology, radiation therapy, computer-assisted tomography scanning, magnetic resonance imaging, lithotripsy, and full-service obstetrics. As of March 31, 2011, the company operated 59 hospitals with approximately 8,862 licensed beds in non-urban communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. Health Management Associates was founded in 1977 and is based in Naples, Florida.

Chimera Investment Corp (NYSE:CIM) - Chimera Investment Corporation, a real estate investment trust, invests in residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS), residential mortgage loans, real estate-related securities, asset backed securities (ABS), and various other asset classes in the United States. It invests in agency and non-agency RMBS; whole mortgage loans comprising prime, jumbo prime, and Alt-A mortgage loans; and ABS, including debt and equity tranches of CDOs, consumer and non-consumer ABS, and commercial mortgage backed securities. The company has elected to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and would not be subject to income tax, if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its share holders. Chimera Investment Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.

Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) - Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment products, appliances, and related services primarily in the United States, Europe, Canada, and China. The companys stores offer video products, including televisions, navigation products, digital cameras and accessories, digital camcorders and accessories, e-readers, and DVD and Blu-ray players; and audio products, such as MP3 players and accessories, home theater audio systems and components, musical instruments, and mobile electronics comprising car stereo and satellite radio products. Its stores also provide home office products consisting of notebook and desktop computers, tablets, monitors, mobile phones and related subscription service commissions, hard drives, networking equipment, and related accessories, such as printers; entertainment software products, including video gaming hardware and software, DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, digital downloads, and computer software; and appliances, air conditioners, small electrics, and housewares. In addition, the company offers service contracts, warranties, computer-related services, and product repair, as well as delivery and installation services for home theaters, and mobile audio and appliances; and snacks and beverages. It operates its retail stores and call centers, as well as online retail operations under various brand names, such as Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile, The Carphone Warehouse, Five Star, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Magnolia Audio Video, Napster, Pacific Sales, and The Phone House. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. and changed its name to Best Buy Co., Inc. in 1983. Best Buy Co., Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

VisionChina Media Inc (NASDAQ:VISN) - VisionChina Media Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides advertising services in the Peoples Republic of China. The company operates out-of-home advertising network using real-time mobile digital television broadcasts to deliver content and advertising on mass transportation systems. Its mobile digital television advertising network delivers real-time content provided by the local television stations. The companys advertising network consists of digital television displays primarily located on buses and in subway trains that receive mobile digital television broadcasts of realtime content and advertising. Its network also displays real-time news and stock quotes, weather and traffic updates, sports highlights, and other programs, as well as disseminates public-interest messages and programs that promote the general welfare of society and other urgent messages during emergency situations, such as typhoons, earthquakes, and other events that concern public safety. In addition, VisionChina Media Inc. also operates a stationary advertising platform in subway stations in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. As of December 31, 2008, the companys mobile digital television advertising network and stationary advertising platform covered 17 cities in China and consisted of approximately 66,264 digital displays. It sells its advertising time through direct sales force and third party advertising agencies. The company was formerly known as VisionChina Media Group Holding Company and changed its name to VisionChina Media Inc. in August 2007. VisionChina Media Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the Peoples Republic of China.

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