Market Maker Surveillance Report. GE, ARCC, FMCC, GRPN, FNMA, FB, Highest Net Sell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Frid
August 17, 2012 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Friday. 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 Friday there were 4113 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3242 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2081 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the highest net sell volume on Friday 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. General Electric Co (NYSE:GE), Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ARCC), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC:FMCC), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC:FNMA), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB). 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 GE $-0.030 -0.14% 7,134,623 23.76% 10,183,084 33.91% -3,048,461 -1,016,154 ARCC $-0.570 -3.27% 9,650,517 43.55% 12,506,106 56.44% -2,855,589 -50,098 FMCC $-0.069 -22.83% 10,685,901 39.12% 16,624,744 60.87% -5,938,843 -866,984 GRPN $-0.280 -5.60% 18,479,712 46.78% 21,010,562 53.19% -2,530,850 -90,388 FNMA $-0.059 -19.93% 11,759,547 36.14% 20,776,132 63.85% -9,016,585 -1,533,433 FB $-0.800 -4.03% 53,032,057 41.06% 57,791,609 44.75% -4,759,552 -59,494Analysis 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 GE down $-0.03000 with a Friction Factor of -1,016,154 and a Net Volume of -3,048,461. That means that it takes 1,016,154 more shares of selling than buying to drop GE by one penny. On Monday the Market Makers allowed the stock to move down on heavier selling than buying (low negative friction).
General Electric Co (NYSE:GE) - General Electric Company (GE) operates as a technology, media, and financial services company worldwide. Its Energy Infrastructure segment produces gas, steam, and aero derivative turbines; generators; combined cycle systems; and renewable energy solutions, as well as provides water treatment services and equipment. This segment also sells surface and subsea drilling and production systems, floating production platform equipment, compressors, turbines, turboexpanders, and high pressure reactors to oil and gas companies. The companys Technology Infrastructure segment manufactures jet engines, turboprop and turbo shaft engines, and its replacement parts for use in military and commercial aircraft, as well as provides repair and maintenance services. This segment also produces healthcare products, including diagnostic imaging systems; offers transportation products and maintenance services; provides enterprise solutions using sensors for temperature, pressure, moisture, gas and flow rate, as well as non-destructive testing inspection equipment. GEs NBC Universal segment engages in the production and distribution of films and television programs; operation of television stations and cable/satellite television networks, as well as theme parks. The companys Capital Finance segment offers commercial lending and leasing products to manufacturers, distributors, and end-users of equipment and capital assets; consumer financial services to consumers and retailers; capital and investment solutions for real estate; commercial finance to the energy and water industries; and commercial aircraft leasing and finance, and fleet and financing solutions. Its Consumer & Industrial segment produces various home appliances, lighting products, and electrical equipment and control products, as well as provides related services. The company has a joint venture with Shenhua International Limited. The company was founded in 1892 and is based in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ares Capital Corp (NASDAQ:ARCC) - Ares Capital Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The firm will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The firm typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The firm invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The firm also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The firm prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The firm also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies. Ares Capital Corporation was founded in 2004 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, District Of Columbia; and Atlanta, Georgia. The firm operates as a subsidiary of ARES Private Debt Group.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC:FMCC) - Freddie Mac provides credit guarantee for residential mortgages originated by mortgage lenders and invests in mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities. It operates in three segments: Investments, Single-Family Guarantee, and Multifamily. The Investments segment invests principally in mortgage-related securities and single-family mortgage loans; purchases mortgage loans and mortgage-related securities; and issues short-and long-term debt in the capital markets. The Single-Family Guarantee segment purchases single-family mortgages in the primary mortgage market, primarily through its guarantor swap program; securitizes certain mortgages; purchases and issues mortgage-related securities; and guarantees the payment of principal and interest on single-family mortgage-related securities. The Multifamily segment guarantees, securitizes, and invests in multifamily mortgages and commercial mortgage-backed security; and securitizes and guarantees the payment of principal and interest on multifamily mortgage-related securities and mortgages underlying multifamily housing revenue bonds. This segment also holds equity investments in various limited partnerships that sponsor low-and moderate-income multifamily rental apartments. The company principally serves lenders in the primary mortgage market that originate mortgages for homeowners and apartment owners, including mortgage banking companies, commercial banks, savings banks, community banks, insurance companies, credit unions, state and local housing finance agencies, and savings and loan associations in the United States. Freddie Mac was founded in 1970 and is based in McLean, Virginia.
Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) - GREATER PA CORP
Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC:FNMA) - Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a government-sponsored enterprise, provides liquidity and stability support in the secondary mortgage market in the United States. It securitizes mortgage loans originated by lenders in the primary mortgage market into mortgage-backed securities, which are bought and sold in the secondary mortgage market. The company operates in three segments: Single-Family Credit Guaranty, Housing and Community Development, and Capital Markets. The Single-Family Credit Guaranty segment securitizes single-family mortgage loans into Fannie Mae mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and facilitates the purchase of single-family mortgage loans for the companys mortgage portfolio. The Housing and Community Development segment securitizes multifamily mortgage loans into Fannie Mae MBS and facilitates the purchase of multifamily mortgage loans for the companys mortgage portfolio. This segment also invests in rental and for-sale housing projects. The Capital Markets segment manages the companys investment activity in mortgage loans, mortgage-related securities, debt financing activity, and liquidity and capital positions. The companys customers include mortgage banking companies, savings and loan associations, savings banks, commercial banks, credit unions, community banks, insurance companies, and state and local housing finance agencies. Federal National Mortgage Association was founded in 1938 and is based in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) -
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