BUYINS NET: Market Maker Surveillance Report Top 6 Abnormal Price
PowerRating -- BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, announced today its proprietary Market Maker Friction Factor Report for February 4, 2009. Since late October 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 Wednesday there were 3,341 companies with "abnormal" market making, 2,333 companies with positive Friction Factors and 3,124 companies with negative Friction Factors. Here is a list of the top 6 companies with the Abnormal Price Friction (unfair market) in their stock prices. This means that there was more buying than selling in the stocks and their stock prices dropped. WMS Industries (NYSE: WMS), Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW
PowerRating) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR). To access Friction Factor, Naked Short Data and SqueezeTrigger Prices on all stocks please visit http://www.buyins.net.
PowerRating) engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of gaming machines and video lottery terminals (VLTs) for customers in gaming jurisdictions worldwide. The companys products consist of video gaming machines, mechanical reel gaming machines, and video poker gaming machines. It also sells spare parts, conversion kits, amusement-with-prize gaming machines, and used gaming machines, as well as equipment manufactured under original equipment manufacturing agreements to casinos and other licensed gaming machine operators. In addition, the company involves in licensing its gaming themes and other intellectual property to third parties; and leasing of gaming machines and VLTs to casinos and other licensed gaming machine operators. WMS Industries, Inc., formerly known as Williams Electronics, Inc., was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois.
The Corporate Executive Board Company (NASDAQ: EXBD
PowerRating) provides research, decision support tools, and executive education that focus on corporate strategy, operations, and general management issues. Its research services support executive decision making by identifying and analyzing specific management initiatives, processes, and strategies in solving business problems or challenges. The companys services include research studies, executive education seminars, research briefs, and Web-based access to the programs content database and decision support tools. It offers research programs in various areas, such as human resources, strategy and research and development, information technology, sales and marketing, corporate finance, legal and compliance, operations and procurement, financial services, communications, and general management. The company serves corporations worldwide. The Corporate Executive Board Company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN
PowerRating) operates as an online retailer. The company operates various retail Web sites, including amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.de, amazon.fr, amazon.co.jp, amazon.co.uk, shopbop.com, endless.com, joyo.cn, and amazon.cn. It sources and sells a range of product categories, such as books; electronics and computers; toys, kids, and baby; sports and outdoors; movies, music, and games; home and garden; apparel, shoes, and jewelry; tools, auto, and industrial; digital downloads; grocery; and health and beauty. The company also offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Web sites; allow customers to shop for products owned by sellers; and allow individual customers to complete transactions that include multiple sellers in a single checkout process. Its solutions enable individuals, small businesses, and large branded businesses to offer their new and used products for sale on the companys Web sites. In addition, the company provides sellers with e-commerce expertise, technology, and operational infrastructure to enable e-commerce businesses operating under their own brand name and Web site address. Further, it provides access to technology infrastructure that developers could use to enable various types of businesses. Additionally, the company offers co-branded credit card programs, fulfillment-related services, and other marketing and promotional services, such as online advertising. It offers its products and services worldwide. Amazon.com, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST
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