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Market Maker Surveillance Report. ENMD, TWI, HSII, FSGI, VRTB, VSI, Losing Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Tuesday, Febr

February 26, 2013 / M2 PRESSWIRE / BUYINS.NET / www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for Tuesday. 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 Tuesday there were 4094 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2796 companies with positive Friction Factors and 2447 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top companies with the largest percentage loss per share Tuesday and low price friction (bearish). This means that there was more selling than buying in the stocks and their stock prices dropped faster with less Friction. Entremed Inc (NASDAQ:ENMD), Titan International Inc (NYSE:TWI), Heidrick And Struggles International Inc (NASDAQ:HSII), First Security Group Inc (NASDAQ:FSGI), Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc (NASDAQ:VRTB), VendTek Systems Inc (NYSE:VSI). 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
  ENMD    $-0.670   -19.31%   223,249      43.38%    259,895      50.50%    -36,646      -547    
  TWI     $-3.960   -15.86%   2,426,559    31.90%    2,528,373    33.23%    -101,814     -257    
  HSII    $-3.160   -19.14%   253,946      47.99%    271,478      51.31%    -17,532      -55     
  FSGI    $-0.640   -24.37%   30,574       44.72%    37,687       55.12%    -7,113       -111    
  VRTB    $-0.260   -19.40%   61,639       41.33%    87,491       58.67%    -25,852      -994    
  VSI     $-11.780  -18.63%   1,352,732    31.71%    1,401,601    32.85%    -48,869      -41     

Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net dollar losses (Change) and extremely low price friction 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 ENMD with a dollar loss Tuesday of $-0.67000 and a Friction Factor of -547 shares. That means that it only took 547 more shares of selling than buying to move ENMD lower by one penny. This means the Market Makers are allowing the stock to drop quickly (low friction). The combination of low friction and negative market direction can drive prices lower faster than normal.

Entremed Inc (NASDAQ:ENMD) - EntreMed, Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, engages in developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Its lead drug candidate is ENMD-2076, an Aurora A and angiogenic kinase inhibitor for the treatment of cancer, which is completing data for a multi-center Phase II study in patients with platinum resistant ovarian cancer, as well as a dual-institutional Phase II study in triple-negative breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland..

Titan International Inc (NYSE:TWI) - Titan International, Inc. and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell wheels, tires, and assemblies for off-highway vehicles used in the agricultural, earthmoving/construction, and consumer markets in the United States. It offers rims, wheels, and tires for use on various agricultural and forestry equipment, including tractors, combines, skidders, plows, planters, and irrigation equipment. The company also provides rims, wheels, and tires for various off-the-road earthmoving, mining, military, and construction equipment, including skid steers, aerial lifts, cranes, graders and levelers, scrapers, self-propelled shovel loaders, articulated dump trucks, load transporters, haul trucks, and backhoe loaders. In addition, it offers wheels and tires; and assembles brakes, actuators, and components for boat, recreational, and utility trailer markets, as well as provides various products for all-terrain vehicles, turf, and golf car applications. The company sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as to the aftermarket through independent distributors, equipment dealers, and its own distribution centers. Titan International, Inc. was founded in 1890 and is based in Quincy, Illinois..

Heidrick And Struggles International Inc (NASDAQ:HSII) - Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. provides executive search and leadership consulting services in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its executive search services facilitate the recruitment, management, and deployment of senior executives. The company s leadership consulting services include succession planning, executive assessment, talent retention management, executive development, transition consulting for newly appointed executives, and mergers and acquisitions human capital integration consulting. Its customers include Fortune 1000 companies; non-U.S. companies; middle market and emerging growth companies; governmental, higher education, and not-for-profit organizations; and private and public entities. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois..

First Security Group Inc (NASDAQ:FSGI) - First Security Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for FSGBank that provides banking and financial products and services to various communities in eastern and middle Tennessee, and northern Georgia. The company offers various deposit services, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It offers commercial loans, including loans to smaller business ventures, credit lines for working capital, short-term seasonal or inventory financing, and letters of credit; real estate construction and development loans to residential and commercial contractors and developers; and consumer loans to individuals for personal, family, and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. The company also offers commercial mortgage loans to finance the purchase of real property; direct lease financing services; and residential mortgage loans. In addition, it provides wealth management services, such as private client services, financial planning, trust administration, investment management, and estate planning services; mortgage banking services; electronic banking services, such as Internet banking, online bill payment, cash management, ACH originations, and remote deposit capture; and other banking services comprising wire transfers, direct deposit, traveler s checks, safe deposit boxes, and the United States savings bonds. The company operates 30 full-service banking offices in Bradley, Hamilton, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Putnam, and Union Counties, Tennessee; and Catoosa and Whitfield Counties, Georgia. First Security Group, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee..

Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc (NASDAQ:VRTB) - Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), invests in loans secured by real estate through deeds of trust or mortgages. It offers various real estate loans, including commercial property, construction, acquisition and development, land, and residential loans. The company operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Texas. It also focuses on investing in real estate properties. The company has elected to be treated as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax, provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada..

VendTek Systems Inc (NYSE:VSI) - Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer and direct marketer of nutritional products in the United States. It offers vitamins, minerals, herbs, and homeopathic remedies; specialty supplements, such as fish oil, probiotics, glucosamine, and Co Q10; and sports nutrition and weight management products, as well as natural bath and beauty, pet supplements, and options for a home. The company sells its products under its Vitamin Shoppe, BodyTech, True Athlete, and Optimal Pet brands, which include products such as Ultimate Man, Ultimate Women, Whey Tech Pro 24 and Natural Whey Protein, as well as national brands, such as Optimum Nutrition, USP Labs, Garden of Life, Cytosport, Nature s Way, Solaray, and Solgar. Vitamin Shoppe sells its products through its retail stores, mail order catalogs, and Internet, primarily at vitaminshoppe.com. As of November 6, 2012, it operated 560 company-owned retail stores. The company was formerly known as VS Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. in November 2009. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in North Bergen, New Jersey..

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