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Replies to #43705 on lowtrade

BigBake1

10/10/14 3:10 PM

#43708 RE: lowtrade #43705

Yeah what they do not tell you in that Notice are the 8 exceptions provided under Rule 6460:

6460. Display of Customer Limit Orders

(a) Each OTC Market Maker displaying a priced quotation in any OTC Equity Security in an inter-dealer quotation system shall publish immediately a bid or offer that reflects:
(1) The price and the full size of each customer limit order held by the OTC Market Maker that is at a price that would improve the bid or offer of such OTC Market Maker in such security; and
(2) The full size of each customer limit order held by the OTC Market Maker that:
(A) Is priced equal to the bid or offer of such OTC Market Maker for such security;
(B) Is priced equal to the best bid or best offer of the inter-dealer quotation system in which the OTC Market Maker is quoting; and
(C) Represents more than a de minimis change in relation to the size associated with the OTC Market Maker's bid or offer.

(b) The requirements in paragraph (a) of this Rule shall not apply to any customer limit order:

(1) That is executed upon receipt of the order.
(2) That is placed by a customer who expressly requests, either at the time that the order is placed or prior thereto pursuant to an individually negotiated agreement with respect to such customer's orders, that the order not be displayed.
(3) That is an odd-lot order.
(4) That is a block size order, unless a customer placing such order requests that the order be displayed.
(5) That is delivered immediately upon receipt to a national securities exchange or an electronic communications network that widely disseminates such order and that complies with paragraph (c) below with respect to that order.
(6) That is delivered immediately upon receipt to another OTC Market Maker that complies with the requirements of this Rule with respect to that order.
(7) That is an all-or-none order.
(8) That is priced less than $0.0001 per share.



So VFIN can sit there and display 10,000 shares minimum while selling hundreds of millions of shares because they represent their Customer Block Position.

Yes if you are looking for liquidity and want to take advantage of a pop after such a dump it is a clue to play in and out if you know what to look for.