No, not necessarily. Can call & ask quote. Of course there are no MMs in the grey, but brokers collude with them. After all, they are colleagues and work in the same industry. Moreover, don't be so naive to think this doesn't happen. Granted only firms with in-house shares can sell to the same in-house buyer. Additionally, isn't it ironic we see the same "Fill qty MM-broker signals". Plus, numerous posters have tried to buy and brokers will simply not fill demand. Buyers have put in prices above .03 and .04 and never filled. One would think and understand, wouldn't the seller want the most for their shares? Also, https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=144635363