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Re: Watch30 post# 1504

Tuesday, 10/03/2017 1:53:39 PM

Tuesday, October 03, 2017 1:53:39 PM

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The numbers have changed since you posted, of course. So the spread is very small now.

ALDW usually drops in the morning only to reverse in early afternoon. Brokerages facilitating trades in particular equities are market-makers. As trade requests come in, the MMs are free to display things as they see fit and for obvious reasons. Their primary responsibility is that to creating opportunity for companies they represent to be bought and sold.

They have a lot of latitude as they are not required to disclose a lot of things going on behind the scenes you and I get to see.