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Market Maker Surveillance Report. CMCSA, SYMC, FCX, ADSK, ZAGG, FB, Bearishly Biased Price Friction For Friday, August 24th 20

^{Published on 2012-08-24 18:01:02 - WOPRAI}
 

August 24, 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 4011 companies with "abnormal" market making, 3065 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2197 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. Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:CMCSA), SYMANTEC CORPORATION (NASDAQ:SYMC), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX), Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK), Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG), 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
  CMCSA   $-0.050   -0.16%    7,990,490    56.92%    6,018,440    42.87%    1,972,050    Abnormal
  SYMC    $-0.020   -0.14%    4,269,469    57.00%    3,148,936    42.04%    1,120,533    Abnormal
  FCX     $-0.640   -1.74%    5,009,822    37.59%    3,766,634    28.26%    1,243,188    Abnormal
  ADSK    $-5.460   -15.29%   18,488,316   53.73%    15,474,419   44.97%    3,013,897    Abnormal
  ZAGG    $-0.140   -1.96%    1,805,829    48.25%    690,314      18.44%    1,115,515    Abnormal
  FB      $-0.060   -0.31%    14,945,467   50.52%    13,590,731   45.94%    1,354,736    Abnormal

For example, the chart above shows CMCSA with 1,972,050 greater shares of buying than selling (NetVol) and the stock price was down $-0.05000. 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.

Comcast Corp (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.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION (NASDAQ:SYMC) - Symantec Corporation provides security, storage, and systems management solutions to secure and manage information. It operates in four segments: Consumer, Security and Compliance, Storage and Server Management, and Services. The Consumer segment provides Internet security and protection solutions, suites, and services to individual users and home offices. The Security and Compliance segment provides solutions for enterprise security, system management, and software-as-a-service. The Storage and Server Management segment focuses on providing storage management, high availability, and backup and recovery solutions in heterogeneous storage and server platforms to enterprise customers. The Services segment offers consulting services, which include advisory, product enablement, and residency services to enable customers to assess, design, transform, and operate their infrastructure; education services, including programs on technical training and security awareness training; and business critical services. It also provides managed security services, managed endpoint protection services, and managed backup services. In addition, the company offers maintenance support contracts, including content, upgrades, and technical support to enterprises; and self-help online services, phone, chat, email support, and fee-based premium support and diagnostic services to consumers. Symantec Corporation markets and sells its products through distributors, retailers, direct marketers, Internet-based resellers, original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and Internet service providers; and its e-commerce channels, as well as direct sales force, value-added and large account resellers, and system integrators. It has operations in the Americas, which include the United States, Canada, and Latin America; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific Japan. Symantec Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc (NYSE:FCX) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. engages in the exploration, mining, and production of mineral resources. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and cobalt deposits. The company holds interests in various properties located in North and South America; Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; and Tenke Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As of December 31, 2009, its consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves totaled 104.2 billion pounds of copper, 37.2 million ounces of gold, 2.59 billion pounds of molybdenum, 270.4 million ounces of silver, and 0.78 billion pounds of cobalt. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Autodesk Inc (NASDAQ:ADSK) - Autodesk, Inc. operates as a design software and service company. The companys Platform Solutions and Emerging Business and Other segment provides AutoCAD computer-aided design application for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; and AutoCAD LT software for professional drafting and detailing. Its Architecture, Engineering, and Construction segment offers Autodesk Revit products to collect information about building projects and coordinate with other representations of the project; AutoCAD Civil 3D products that provide surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solutions; AutoCAD Architecture software that provides architecture industry-specific tools; and AutoCAD Map 3D software, which offers direct access to data needed for infrastructure planning, design, and management activities. The companys Manufacturing segment provides Autodesk Inventor software that offers a set of tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, analysis, visualization, and documentation; AutoCAD Mechanical software to accelerate the mechanical design process; and Autodesk Moldflow, an injection molding simulation software. Its Media and Entertainment segment provides animation products, such as Autodesk 3ds Max software that offers 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solutions; and Autodesk Maya, which provides 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, and compositing solutions. This segment also offers advanced systems comprising Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Inferno, and Autodesk Flint systems, a scalable line of interactive real-time visual effects design and finishing solutions; and Autodesk Lustre system, a color-grading solution. It serves customers in architectural, engineering and construction, manufacturing, geospatial mapping, digital media, and entertainment markets through distributors and resellers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

Zagg Inc (NASDAQ:ZAGG) - ZAGG Incorporated designs, manufactures, and distributes protective coverings, audio accessories, and power solutions for consumer electronic and hand-held devices, under the invisibleSHIELD, ZAGGaudio, and ZAGGskins brand names, primarily in the United States and Europe. Its invisibleSHIELD brand includes protective film coverings designed primarily for iPods, laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants, MP3 players, watch faces, global positioning systems, gaming devices, and rotary blades of military helicopters. The companys ZAGGaudio brand primarily comprises headphone, speakers, car chargers, ear buds, and audio products. Its ZAGGskins brand consists of high-resolution images with the scratch protection of ZAGGs invisibleSHIELD. The company offers approximately 4,000 precision pre-cut designs of its products, through online channels, big-box retailers, electronics specialty stores, resellers, college bookstores, Mac stores, and mall kiosks. ZAGG Incorporated is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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