montana resources llp is an american mining company with headquarters in butte , montana .

the company is owned by businessman dennis washington .

the company employs about 350 people , and operates the continental mine , an open pit copper and molybdenum mine at butte .

the continental pit is the only active mining operation at butte .

montana resources llp

is located in butte and is the largest metal mining operation in montana . it is owned and operated by montana resources , llp .
montana resources plans to purchase two more haul trucks in 2016 and another two in 2017 , mcgivern said .
just ask ed stefalo , 50 , one of montana resources ' 36 truck drivers . stefalo drives truck 507 .
montana resources received government financial incentives when it agreed to reopen . one of the stipulations is that it continue mining for 10 years . based on ore reserves , montana resources can operate for 23 years if costs are controlled and metal markets do not collapse , walsh said .
citing exorbitant electricity prices , montana resources halted mining at its continental pit in july 2000 , laying off all but five of 327 employees .
this year , montana resources is making $ 16 . 2 million in capital improvement expenditures . here ' s a breakdown of their expenditures :
miller ' s is selling more work boots now that montana resources is mining again , extracting copper and molybdenum from a pit dug in 1980 .
montana rail link , inc . ( mrl ) is a regional railroad linking southern and western montana with the u . s . rail network .
a shovel operator loads a haul truck in the continental pit at montana resources in butte , mont . closed in 2000 , the mine reopened last fall .
in this may 2015 file photo , a worker is part of a crew putting two new trucks together on site at montana resources . the new trucks , at a cost of $ 3 . 8 million apiece , are part of a $ 16 . 2 million capital investment montana resources is making this year .
the waterfall formerly visible on the southeast rim of the pit , seen here in 2004 , created by returning pit water that has gone through montana resources copper precipitation plant .
but montana resources decided last august to reopen the mine . the company said it had secured a new contract for its power supply and wanted to capitalize on strong copper prices .
montana resources operates an open pit copper - molybdenum mine in butte , as well as crushers and a concentrator facility where raw ores are processed into high - q . . .
the anaconda company sold the berkeley pit and the mine operation to atlantic richfield company in 1977 . montana resources bought the continental pit and the mining operation from arco in late 1985 .
that ' s what a crew of montana resource drivers will likely do thursday and friday when they climb into two new haul trucks which cost $ 3 . 8 million each . the trucks are part of a $ 16 . 2 million equipment upgrade at montana resources this year .
mining has been and can continue to be the economic foundation for the city ,
said steve walsh , montana resources vice president and a longtime resident .
but we need to diversify . we need to attract other businesses .
mcelroy said the impact on his shoe store goes beyond demand for industrial boots . miners who signed on with montana resources left jobs that then went to other people , and some of those have been in for boots and shoes , he said .
these tires — which cost $ 50 , 000 each — are being attached to trucks 513 and 514 , the two new caterpillar trucks montana resources purchased this spring . two drivers will be assigned to start driving these trucks most likely by the end of this week .
“the corporate website , along with public filings , are places we always look when a divorce case involves a business , ” said ilan hirschfeld , head of the marital dissolution practice at accounting and advisory firm marcum llp . “lawyers love to use the company’s own reports to prove their case that the growth in marital wealth has been active . ”
is located near jefferson city and is operated by montana tunnels mining , inc . , a subsidiary of elkhorn goldgields , llc , is in standby mode .
the reopening of the mine largely offset job losses in other segments of butte ' s economy last year , according to the montana department of labor and industry .
but the mine is the only one operating in butte , and its future depends on a lot of factors , including what happens to copper prices . the continental pit was mined by the anaconda co . from 1980 - 83 , then closed until montana resources arrived on the scene in 1986 , mining until the shutdown four years ago .
a spokeswoman for continental resources , kristin miskovsky , declined to comment about any of the specific website changes or the role of continental’s board in reviewing them . she didn’t answer questions about the proxy change . in an email , miskovsky repeated a prior statement : the hamm divorce “has not and is not anticipated to impact continental resources’ business or operations . ”
industry observers stated that at stake is not only the telcos ability to employ manpower and resources for introduction of next - gen communication technology , but severe consequences for lenders and nearly 150 , 000 jobs .
but an examination of the website of the company hamm founded , continental resources inc , reveals part of the billionaire’s legal strategy as he seeks to avoid what could be the largest divorce award in u . s . history .
there is no shortage of economic development initiatives , among them team butte , advantage butte and until recently , destination montana , a proposed gambling and entertainment development . the proposal did not get the necessary approval of the 2003 legislature .
montana resources copper precipitation plant adjacent to the berkeley pit . a 2013 slough of material from the pit wall into the water knocked out the ‘precip’ pump , and precip operations have since ceased . in precipitation , the copper - rich water is pumped over scrap iron , and , in a replacement reaction , the copper solidifies as sludge , while iron takes its place in the water . the water was returned to the pit by gravity flow , thus not increasing or decreasing the total volume of pit water .
hamm vs . hamm : continental resources founder and ceo harold hamm ( left ) is believed to own more oil underground than any other american . his estranged wife , sue ann ( right ) , is a former lawyer with the company . reuters / steve sisney
blows included the loss of several hundred jobs in 2002 - 03 with the demise of touch america , spinoff of the old butte - based montana power co . the company that bought some assets of crippled touch america , 360networks corp . , has 38 employees in butte .
today , at 68 years old , hamm is believed to own more oil underground than any other american . continental’s assets include around 1 million acres of prime land leases in north dakota and montana , the location of the largest u . s . oil discovery in decades .
this method of copper recovery was not new : it dates back to medieval europe . the anaconda company used it for years to recover copper from the water pumped from the underground mines , and the method is still used today . montana resources has mined copper from the rich mineral waters of the berkeley pit since 1998 , pausing when mining operations were suspended from 2000 through 2003 , then resuming in 2004 until a pit slough in 2013 knocked out the necessary pump . the mine pumped out roughly 13 million gallons of pit water per day , or about 10 , 000 gallons per minute .
montana mining is subject to all federal and state environmental laws and regulations effecting hardrock mining . before any ground is disturbed mining companies must ensure , by way of adequate bonding , complete reclamation and remediation of exploration and mining sites . in addition update bonding requirements are ensured throughout the life of the mine .
• adding a date for when continental moved into its most profitable drilling area . the company’s website now says that the firm moved into the williston basin , which straddles north dakota and montana , a year before the hamms were married . the company also deleted an item that said continental expanded into the rocky mountain region in 1993 .
legal strategy : continental resources ceo harold hamm holds 68 percent of the company’s publicly traded shares – worth about $ 17 billion . legal experts say changes on the corporate website may help convince the judge that the surge in continental’s share value has little to do with harold’s deft management during his 26 - year marriage to sue ann . reuters / steve sisney
today , the timeline says continental “co - discovers” the cedar hills field , and no longer takes credit for developing it first . rather , the company now describes cedar hills passively , as “the 1st oil field in the u . s . to be developed exclusively through precision horizontal drilling . ” ( in his aug . 6 testimony , harold hamm said he recalled that a competitor , burlington resources , had tapped into cedar hills several months before continental did . )
one corporate governance specialist said the website revisions raise questions about continental’s board of directors , chaired by hamm : did the board previously allow the company to overstate its achievements ? and is it now allowing hamm to reshape continental’s image to serve his personal legal goals – and marshalling company resources to do so ? when questioned by an attorney for sue ann during open testimony on aug . 6 , for example , harold said he had ordered his staff to revise continental’s corporate timeline after he realized it contained inaccuracies .
a third version of the story was relayed in the april 18 , 1906 edition of the montana standard as part of a series of articles on “queer spots in butte . ” according to this version , in 1888 an old welshman named morgan who lived on the butte hill noticed copper dust left behind from tin cans thrown into a gully filled with runoff water from the mines . morgan had the dust assayed and learned that it was almost pure copper . he experimented with the concept and developed a rudimentary precipitation plant , but died a few months after he had his plant operating successfully .
modern machinery co . , inc . sells and rents heavy equipment , and supplies parts and service to support the construction , mining , aggregate , and logging industries . the company’s territory spans the northwest united states , with branches in idaho , montana , oregon , and washington . subsidiary company spokane machinery extends modern’s equipment representation with complete design , engineering , and fabrication capabilities . modern also conducts business in russia with branches in magadan , kamchatka , and yuzhno - sakhalinsk . modern is one of the largest komatsu dealers in the united states and russia . modern also represents a number of complementary product lines , including atlas copco , carlson , esco , kpi - jci , pioneer , sennebogen , spomac fabrications , and timberpro .
butte , mont .  the steel - toed boot index at miller ' s shoe store is looking strong , an encouraging uptick in a city where economic setbacks have become a way of life .
as soon as they started hiring , the guys needed steel - toed , industrial boots ,
said dan mcelroy , miller ' s owner .
the closure was yet another disappointment for a town that has seen its share of hardship .
in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , the demand for copper wire to electrify the nation caused butte to boom . in 1920 butte was a thriving city of 100 , 000 , many of them immigrants from europe who came to work the copper mines . the boom didn ' t last , however , and after years of decline the population has dropped to just 34 , 000 or so , as mining companies went elsewhere for riches .
workers were hired and trained , and on nov . 17 they processed the first ore . the company now employs 351 people receiving pay and benefits that average $ 42 , 800 a year , plus profit sharing .
the reopening is a rare bit of economic prosperity for butte these days and has brought some renewed optimism .
when you have 350 good paychecks added to the economy , some of the best paychecks in town , it makes a difference to every retailer , to car dealers , restaurants ,
said evan barrett of the butte local development corp .
people are more optimistic , and with reason . there ' s an economic reality to it .
then there is the uncertainty surrounding northwestern corp . , the power company that is trying to emerge from bankruptcy and employs about 500 people here .
in the last half of the 1990s , rhone - poulenc basic chemicals imposed about 200 layoffs in phases while preparing to close its phosphorus plant near butte .
we ' ve been taking shot after shot in the economic chops ,
said mcelroy , whose shoe store near old underground mines opened in 1917 .
butte ' s always had a reputation for coming back , but touch america , and then northwestern declaring bankruptcy last summer , it was a one - two punch that everyone was staggering from .
while there is optimism with the mine ' s reopening , officials are quick to note that a long - standing push to recruit other business and diversify the economy continues .
the city did that in the mid - 1990s , when advanced silicon materials decided to build a manufacturing plant west of town . the company produces polysilicon for high - tech industries and has 280 employees .
it was a psychological lift when it was announced the mine would reopen ,
said walsh , a 50 - year - old mining engineer who has lived here most of his life .
we ' re hoping butte can build on it .
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the committee of creditors will hold its first meeting in the third or fourth week of january amid concerns that the company ' s incomplete thermal project would dim the revival prospects .
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the truck cabs smell like the inside of a new car . plastic covers the black seats . the specifications are taped to the driver ' s side window . the windshields are crystal clear . you can sit back , adjust the seat , breathe in the new - car smell , and look out at the blue sky , watching clouds pass by . there isn ' t a speck of dirt or dust anywhere .
although stefalo keeps the cab of his truck clean , it smells like dust . it looks permanently dusty . the ladder and the steps that lead up to his cab are caked in mud .
stefalo , like all the drivers at mr , works 12 - hour shifts . he drives enough hours in one day to make a one - way trip to las vegas , nevada , and make a quick stop for a cheeseburger on the road .
like every driver at mr , stefalo carries roughly between 4 , 800 to 5 , 520 tons of dirt and rock each shift over unpaved roads . his truck uses 1 , 000 gallons of diesel fuel per day . the tires cost $ 50 , 000 each .
the new trucks will be no different . the drivers of truck 513 and truck 514 will haul approximately 240 tons , carrying the loads either to the crusher or to the yankee doodle tailings pond dam , about 20 to 23 times each shift .
the new vehicles can travel no faster than 30 mph , travis chiotti , mine supervisor said . when traveling uphill , the driver can expect to roll along at about 8 mph with a heavy load of dirt in the bed .
one new feature the drivers will find when they climb in thursday and friday will be a different brake system . the new brakes are hydraulic instead of air brakes . mike mcgivern , safety manager for the mine , calls it a minor change but a more modern truck design .
another new feature is a 360 - degree sensor system that can alert the driver to objects he or she can ' t see .
drivers are blind on the right side of the truck because the cab sits on the left - hand side .
because of that , mr road regulations require that all drivers , including supervisors driving the mine ' s roads in company - owned suburbans , must drive on the left - hand side of the road , like the british .
chiotti said the last time someone was killed in a collision with a haul truck at the mine was
back in the anaconda days .
the new radar system will be able to detect movement near the truck , sound an alarm and a camera will show the driver what is moving close by .
although a collision causing a fatality hasn ' t happened in more than 30 years , chiotti said the drivers do experience fender benders and sometimes slide off the road when the dirt roads turn slick .
the two new trucks are part of an upgrade to the fleet of 12 . the oldest trucks in the fleet are water trucks that spray water along the dirt roads to keep the dust to a minimum .
the haul trucks are so big , the two new ones were delivered in pieces on a semi truck . workers spent more than two weeks putting them together on site .
trucks at mr are in operation for about 8 , 000 hours a year , chiotti said . trucks last about 100 , 000 hours , he said .
like the older trucks , truck 513 and 514 have some bounce to provide some give for the drivers riding on a bumpy road for 12 hours each day . also like the older trucks , the new trucks have power windows , heat and air conditioning , power steering and automatic transmission with six gears .
a small computer inside the truck tells the driver how heavy a load he or she is carrying . the seat belt — with a buckle the size of a slice of bread — crosses the driver ' s lap .
all drivers have radios inside their cabs . chiotti said mr encourages the drivers to listen to music , going so far as to enable hook up to satellite radio , or they can plug in an ipod to enjoy their own personal playlist .
the only thing the drivers can ' t do is text or use a cell phone while inside the cab .
but a radio inside each truck squawks constantly with chatter , such as ,
coming up on your left .
that ' s the only conversation the drivers have while inside their cabs .
stefalo , who commutes to the continental pit mine from his home in deer lodge , is inside his haul truck by 7 a . m . , when many of us haven ' t yet had our morning coffee .
the mine operates 24 hours a day , seven days a week , including christmas and thanksgiving . so some drivers drive for 12 hour shifts at night , but their work week is structured so that once month they get seven days off .
who will be the lucky crew mr will assign to drive the two new - smelling trucks after training is over ? chiotti said management is leaving it up to the foreman to decide . chiotti said mr wants to hold these new trucks to the highest standard of cleanliness and upkeep .
we want guys who take good care of their trucks ,
chiotti said .
you have to treat them with a lot of respect .
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butte’s memory book tells the story of jim ledford , a miner who lived in a log cabin below the famed anaconda mine . alongside his cabin was an old dump containing scrap iron and tin cans . mine water ran downhill through the dump , and ledford noticed a heavy sludge formation . out of curiosity , he had the sludge assayed and learned that it was 98 - percent - pure copper .
legend has it that ledford told no one about his discovery . instead , he quietly secured a one - year contract to handle the anaconda mine water . he set up tanks , filled them with scrap metal , and ran the water through them . the undated account said his efforts earned him $ 90 , 000 that first year . his contract was not renewed .
a professional paper from a 1913 butte mining conference tells a slightly different story . it states that in 1890 a william ledford obtained a contract to handle water from the st . lawrence mine . the story ends the same , however , once the anaconda company realized the value of mine water , it built its own copper tanks , and copper precipitation using scrap iron became standard operating procedure . thanks to al hooper for loaning his copy of the 1913 mining conference proceedings .
the story goes on to claim that a butte dutchman named fred miller dug holes in the side hill in the gulch below the st . lawrence mine . he filled these holes with tin cans and scrap iron , allowing mine runoff water to flow over them .
for the next two or three years , he would collect the resulting copper dust every few weeks . miller fraudulently claimed a monopoly on this system , and on several occasions tried to bluff out others on the hill who were experimenting with precipitation . the story notes that at this point william ledford secured a lease to the st . lawrence water , and miller’s heyday came to an end .
in copper precipitation , the pit water is piped to the company’s precipitation plant , built in the 1960’s next to a similar one from decades earlier . the water flows into concrete cells filled with scrap iron , and then chemistry takes over . simply put , the iron in the cells and the copper in the water trade places . the water is returned to the pit with a higher iron content , and the copper precipitates , or solidifies out of solution , clinging to the remaining iron .
the chemical reaction does not take long . water stays in contact with the iron for only about an hour , and then it flows back into the pit through a separate ditch along the old horseshoe bend channel , which could be seen from the viewing stand as the waterfall on the northeast rim of the pit . mine officials say that this constant circulation process should not affect the water level of the pit , nor should the change in water chemistry have an effect on eventual water treatment operations .
once per week , crews drain each cell to recover the precipitated copper . a front - loader scoops up the copper and scrap iron mixture and transports it to a vibrating screen . water sprayed from high - pressure hoses knocks the copper through the screen into a tank below . remaining iron goes back to the cells for reuse . the cement copper concentrate is then shipped to the concentrator and processed through a filter press to reduce the water content for rail shipment . by pumping water from the berkeley , the company recovered about 400 , 000 pounds of copper per month .
the company also routed copper - rich horseshoe bend water through the precipitation plant from 1998 until the mine shutdown of 2000 . the sale of this precipitated copper helped to offset water treatment costs . once through the precipitation plant , horseshoe bend water was mixed with lime ( calcium hydroxide ) and pumped north to the yankee doodle tailings pond .
since the treatment plant went online in 2003 , this horseshoe bend water has been kept out of the precip plant circuit .
hi my name is hannah i am in 5th grade and i go to silver bow montessori and i am doing a science fair project on metal ionic exchange using an electrolyte to collect copper onto iron . i am interested in how this kind of process has been used to “mine” copper from the pit .
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is located northwest of missoula near libby . troy mine ( genesis , inc . ) is owned and operated by revett minerals , inc
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ceo harold hamm faces paying billions to his estranged wife . do revisions to his corporation’s website strengthen his hand ?
oklahoma city – the divorce trial of one of america’s wealthiest men , oil baron harold hamm , plays out mostly in secret here at the oklahoma county courthouse . for weeks , signs have been taped to the door of courtroom 121 . “closed hearing , ” one reads . the other : “do not enter . ”
publicly traded continental has been revising its corporate annals – in each case diminishing the company’s accomplishments under hamm’s leadership or changing the dates of key achievements .
downplaying his role in continental’s success is central to hamm’s chances of minimizing the financial blow from his divorce , lawyers say . according to state law , if hamm can show that market conditions – rather than his management prowess – led to continental’s financial success , he won’t have to share those gains with his estranged wife , sue ann . the two never signed a prenuptial agreement .
reporters compared continental’s current corporate website – urltoken – with a version from early this year . the analysis was done using the internet archive wayback machine , a repository of past web pages .
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the comparison identified 18 separate items that had been recently deleted , added or revised . the changes included :
• altering a claim that the company was first to “discover” an important oil field near the massive formation known as the bakken shale .
• striking all references to continental being “first” to successfully use or develop new technology that helped it find or pump more oil .
• backdating the company’s hugely profitable decision to shift its exploration focus from natural gas to oil – to before hamm’s 1988 marriage to sue ann . if that decision came prior to the hamm marriage , then sue ann may not be entitled to reap part of the reward .
the company also removed a notable passage from one of its u . s . securities and exchange commission filings , key documents used by investors to evaluate firms . in 2013 and earlier years , the annual proxy statement described harold hamm as “one of the driving forces” behind continental’s success , a man who had “successfully grown the company through his leadership skills and business judgment . ” that passage was dropped in the 2014 proxy .
since hamm vs . hamm began eight weeks ago , journalists have largely been barred from the courtroom . at the request of continental , nearly all records and exhibits in the trial have been placed under seal by oklahoma county judge howard haralson ; all but three days of the trial have been completely closed to the public . in most states , including oklahoma , divorce trials usually take place in open court unless a judge closes the proceedings to protect a child . the hamms have no minor children .
ceo insights : continental has deleted a link on its website to
ceo insights ,
the thoughts of ceo hamm , shown at top ; an external site - urltoken - now says ,
the authors have deleted this site .
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new proxy : continental’s 2013 proxy filing with the sec , top , praised hamm as “one of the driving forces behind the company and its success . ” in the 2014 proxy , bottom , that language is gone . reuters graphic
different drill : on its corporate website , continental deleted this 1974 entry on a timeline of the company’s history , top , which had touted hamm’s personal role in striking oil in oklahoma . reuters graphic
change of focus : continental altered a key 1985 timeline entry , top . the revised version , bottom , downplays hamm’s role and adds a new claim that
continental changes focus to oil
- three years before his marriage to sue ann hamm . reuters graphic
moving mountains : continental revised a key 1993 claim , top . the original , saying the firm expanded into the rockies region , is deleted . a new entry ( not shown ) claims the company entered the lucrative williston basin in 1987 - a year before the marriage . reuters graphic
sharing credit : continental originally claimed sole bragging rights for the 1995 discovery of a major field near the bakken formation , top . it has now revised that claim to a co - discovery , bottom . it also changes credit for a
1st
in precision horizontal drilling . reuters graphic
no longer first : in one of several alterations related to technological innovations , continental removed its claim , top , to be
1st
to complete a
1 , 280 long - lateral multi - stage frac in north dakota .
reuters graphic
backtracking : continental cut a claim , top , to be
1st
to “simul - frac” a well in an oklahoma field . in the revised version , bottom , a second claim is watered down . it now merely notes continental’s first horizontal well in the three forks region - not “the 1st . ” reuters graphic
an example of how continental has revised its website claims : before ( top ) and after ( bottom ) . reuters graphic
the reason : to shield continental . haralson ruled on the trial’s opening day , aug . 4 , that he did not want to “destroy” the company by allowing the public or media to hear discussion of continental’s “confidential” business activities .
“we’ve got an entire trial being conducted in secret , ” said joey senat , a communications law specialist and associate professor at oklahoma state university’s school of media and strategic communication . “mr . hamm is saying his divorce is a strictly personal matter , but apparently it’s not , because continental says it will harm the company if the doors are opened . meanwhile , on the website , continental appears to be changing significant facts about itself . ”
there are also personal reasons why hamm may prefer to keep the proceedings private . in a filing dated march 7 , 2013 , sue ann hamm alleged that harold was “having an affair” that she discovered in 2010 . in court testimony last month , harold admitted to spending $ 150 , 000 on an “extra - marital pursuit . ”
at stake in the divorce is the $ 17 billion piece of continental owned by harold hamm through his 68 percent holding in the company’s publicly traded shares . legal experts interviewed for this article said the changes on the website appear to be part of hamm’s strategy .
“very simply , the company may be framing mr . hamm’s impact as less important than it had before . ”
the purpose , they say , is to persuade the judge that the surge in continental’s share value has little to do with harold’s deft management during his 26 - year marriage to sue ann . under oklahoma law , if the growth of continental was “passive” – that is , owing to market factors beyond harold’s control rather than to his skill and effort – he won’t have to share those gains .
“very simply , ” hirschfeld said , “the company may be framing mr . hamm’s impact as less important than it had before . ” hirschfeld isn’t involved in the case .
attorneys representing the hamms are under court order not to discuss protected information in the case . they declined to comment .
harold hamm’s lawyers were given a big clue that continental’s past accomplishments would be used by his wife’s team to demonstrate the central role the founder played in the company’s skyrocketing growth . that’s because parts of the unrevised version of the website – including its corporate “timeline”– were among the exhibits entered into evidence by sue ann hamm’s lawyers before the trial began . lists of exhibits are shared with both parties in a case .
“it puts the board in a very awkward position , ” said the governance specialist , david larcker , professor of accounting at stanford university’s graduate school of business . “the question would be , ‘would they have made those changes absent the personal situation of the ceo ? ’”
a member of continental’s board , edward t . schafer , declined to discuss the changes , or whether the board knew about them . “given the legal aspects of what you are talking about , i think i ought to leave that question to the company , ” said schafer , former governor of north dakota . another board member , former oklahoma gov . david boren , referred questions to continental’s general counsel .
attorneys following the hamm divorce say a judgment could award 58 - year - old sue ann hamm , a former lawyer for continental , around $ 3 billion .
closed hearing : since hamm vs . hamm began eight weeks ago , journalists have largely been barred from the courtroom in the oklahoma county courthouse . reuters / steve sisney
reuters could not determine exactly when continental altered its website . the changes came sometime after march 29 , 2014 , the most recent day on which the wayback machine archived the site , and before sept . 2 , 2014 , when reuters began comparing the archive and the current site . also unclear : which version of continental’s corporate history – revised or original – is more accurate .
in media interviews , in the company’s annual report and in other sec filings , continental has for years touted its pioneering role in developing the bakken shale formation . and it has highlighted the prescient moves of its founder , harold hamm , as central to its success .
continental’s website does contain a disclaimer about its contents . information is provided “as is , solely for convenience , and without warranty of any kind . ” it may contain errors , and investors should not base decisions on it , the website cautions .
guidelines published by the sec say that corporate websites , though considered “informal disclosure , ” should adhere to some of the same standards that apply to formal sec filings . “the broad principles are that the disclosures have to be truthful and fair and cannot be selective , ” said jim hamilton , principal analyst for federal securities regulation at wolters kluwer law & business in new york .
the reuters analysis of archived continental web pages shows a wide range of changes around the time that the ceo’s divorce trial began .
a timeline entry describing a 1995 milestone , for example , previously gave continental sole credit for a momentous event : “continental discovers” the cedar hills oil field – the first major gusher in north dakota’s recent fracking boom , which led to the development of the now - legendary bakken shale , the web page previously read . the old entry added that continental “is the 1st to develop cedar hills exclusively through precision horizontal drilling , ” an oil - industry technological innovation .
other changes backpedal on continental’s claims that it was ahead of industry competitors in implementing breakthrough oil extraction technologies , a potentially crucial differentiator in the oil industry .
a 2007 entry used to say that continental “is the 1st to complete a 1 , 280 long - lateral multi - stage frac in north dakota . ” the line referred to an important milestone in using hydraulic fracturing , or fracking , and horizontal drilling to extract oil from the bakken . that claim no longer appears on the current website .
two other entries , both for 2008 , said continental was the “first” to use specific fracking or horizontal drilling techniques in two separate oil fields . those entries have been struck from the site .
on the witness stand last month , harold hamm said several claims on the company’s website timeline were wrong . he pinned part of the blame on brian engel , the former vice president of public affairs at continental , who left in 2011 .
contacted for comment , engel said he wasn’t aware of hamm’s testimony . “i left continental on good terms at the end of 2011 and have moved on , ” engel said . he declined to say whether hamm reviewed the original items before they were posted .
sue ann hamm’s attorney , jon hester , questioned harold about items on the company website . hamm testified that he only recently discovered that some were inaccurate . continental produces a significant amount of public information , he explained , and hamm said he doesn’t personally review all of it . “i’ve not tried to mislead anybody , ” hamm testified .
continental is not named as a party in the hamm divorce . the company nonetheless sought to keep the trial closed to the public . continental’s general counsel , eric eissenstat , has been a fixture in the courtroom and has arranged depositions and met with witnesses who are testifying at the trial , according to court records and proceedings viewed by reuters .
stock split ? a billboard in downtown oklahoma city touts the value of publicly traded shares in continental . reuters / steve sisney
“it puts the board in a very awkward position . the question would be , ‘would they have made those changes absent the personal situation of the ceo ? ’”
continental still boasts in its sec filings that it holds the largest acreage position of any oil company in the bakken , a shale area that hamm believes contains some 24 billion barrels of oil .
investors may not care about continental’s revisions to its corporate history , so long as it continues to produce profits , stock analysts say . the driller is ahead of schedule on its five - year plan to double oil production .


a market maker or liquidity provider is a company or an individual that quotes both a buy and a sell price in a financial instrument or commodity held in inventory , hoping to make a profit on the bid-offer spread , or turn .

the u.s. securities and exchange commission defines a " market maker " as a firm that stands ready to buy and sell stock on a regular and continuous basis at a publicly quoted price .

a designated primary market maker ( dpm ) is a specialized market maker approved by an exchange to guarantee that he or she will take the position in a particular assigned security , option or option index .

market maker

when the liquidity provider is a market maker broker , then you are trading with a market maker broker actually .
as the leading european liquidity provider , winterflood is registered as a market maker in more european stocks than any other registered market maker .
market maker - overview a market maker is a dealer that buys and sells securities for their clients , firms , or their own individual accounts . market . . .
any platform can be connected to a market maker or ecn system . it is not the platform that makes a broker ecn or market maker .
an indicative quote is a forex price provided by a market maker . . .
, orders from the market maker’s other clients and , of course , the market maker’s need to make a profit . this analysis results in the quote the market maker offers its client . it’s important to understand the basic principle of quoting -
then they are either market maker , or they are ecn / stp but also have a market maker system for those who want to trade micro - lots .
swap can also be fully controlled by market maker brokers . indeed , market maker brokers can control everything , from the price , to spread , swap , market open / close time and… .
a group of firms or individuals that act as a market maker for . . .
a third market maker is a third - party securities dealer who is . . .
also , when swap is exceptionally high or low , the broker is market maker .
the market - maker spread is the difference between the price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security and the price at which it is willing to sell the security . the market - maker spread is the difference between the bid and the ask price posted by the market maker for a security . it represents the potential profit that the market maker can make from this activity , and it ' s meant to compensate it for the risk of market making . the risk inherent in the market can affect the size of the market - maker spread . high volatility or a lack of liquidity in a given security can increase the size of the market - maker spread .
what ' s the main difference between a specialist and a market maker ? not much .
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oanda is a well known market maker , oanda europe only show dealing in investments as principal .
from the viewpoint of ensuring the smooth trading opportunity , market maker program is applied to some products .
an anyone tell me about ic markets , pepperstone and pro . they are ecn or market maker ?
in spite of this risk , professional traders still prefer to trade with ecn / stp , not market maker brokers , because ecn / stp brokers never cause them to lose money , but market maker brokers do . a market maker broker can never tolerate a consistently profitable trader . they want the losing traders only .
they may display worse bid / ask prices than what you could get from another market maker or ecn .
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you say micro lot 0 . 01 is not from real ecn market , its mean all brokers those provide 0 . 01 volume are just market maker ?
brokers pass on the customer ' s trade to a market maker and charge a commission or fee on each trade .
unlike ecn / stp brokers , market maker brokers don’t route or transfer the traders orders to any third party . trading with a market maker broker is exactly like demo trading , but trading through ecn / stp brokers is completely different .
. in the broadest sense , a market maker earns on the spread ( the difference between bid and ask prices ) .
no , it is not normal and it means you are dealing with a market maker . it can make problems too .
a market maker is any dealing member of the nse who has , after being appointed to do so by the exchange , undertaken to enhance the market liquidity of a particular security in accordance with nse rules . the primary role of a market maker is to maintain a fair and orderly mar
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market makers make the spread on market orders , only . a market order is one in which the retail buyer / seller says fill the order immediately at whatever is the best price . the market maker is buying the market - sells at the bid and selling the market - buys at the ask . if the market - buy volume equals the market - sell volume then the market maker is just transferring shares between market - buyers and market - sellers and pocketing the the bid - ask spread ( in addition to commissions . ) limit - buy orders are filled when limit - sellers drop their asking price and limit - sell orders are filled when limit - buyers raise their bid . the market maker makes only commission on limit orders but limit orders define the bid - ask spread .
market makers compete for customer order flows by displaying buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares . the difference between the price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security and the price at which the firm is willing to sell it is called the market maker spread . because each market maker can either buy or sell a stock at any given time , the spread represents the market maker ' s profit on each trade . once an order is received , the market maker immediately sells from its own inventory or seeks an offsetting order . there can be anywhere from four to 40 ( or more ) market makers for a particular stock depending on the average daily volume . the market makers play an important role in the secondary market as catalysts , particularly for enhancing stock liquidity and , therefore , for promoting long - term growth in the market .
when you open a live account with a market maker broker , indeed you are trading with the broker , not with the real world wide currency market . the market is the broker itself . although the currency pairs prices are almost the same as the other brokers , on a market maker platform , your orders never go beyond the brokers computers and you trade inside the brokerage firm . so , if you make profit , the broker has to pay it . and , the money you lose goes to the broker’s pocket . it means your profit is the broker’s loss , and visa versa . read this article to know how a market maker broker makes money : market maker brokers : is it bad or illegal to be a market maker ?
winterflood securities is europe’s leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers , asset managers and institutional investors .
their mt4 account can be on market maker system , or if it is ecn , then it is supported by poor liquidity providers .
the global securities market is constantly evolving . discover the most popular market structures currently in use .
the market maker’s offers compete on equal terms with the other market offerings , and the closing of business shall obey the criteria of best price and chronological registration order . in order to encourage the market maker’s activity , b3 may grant cost advantages in negotiations carried out by such party , such as exemptions in emoluments and trading fees .
. in other words , the market maker bases its price on other companies’ quotes and its clients’ orders . this price may differ in either direction from the prices offered by other market makers .
market - continuously develops insight and expertise into his / her market and is genuinely interested in financial markets . index market making , . . . .
market - maker spreads widen during volatile market periods because of the increased risk of loss . they also widen for stocks that have a low trading volume , poor price visibility , or low liquidity .
the main differences between a market maker and a price maker are both timing and intent . market makers either continuously provide two sided quotes or are willing to do so at any time on demand . they do this to make money by facilitating the trades of other via spread capture . a buy side price maker does not continuously provide quotes and makes money generating investment returns for their clients .
the role you are the lead decision maker for commercial activity . the head of new business …
any market maker who has been appointed by the nse as the foremost liquidity provider for a particular security and who has undertaken to assume the role .
the most common type of market maker is a brokerage house that provides purchase and sale solutions for investors in order to keep the financial markets liquid . a market maker can also be an individual intermediary , but due to the size of securities needed to facilitate the volume of purchases and sales , almost all market makers are or work for large institutions .
many market maker brokers slip the price when you want to enter the market through a pending order . this slippage is always against you . if you complain , they will answer that it is impossible to enter the market exactly with the desired price in live and real trading , whereas this is a joke , because there is no real market when you trade through a market maker broker . it is just the broker at the other side of the line .
a market maker is a firm or an individual that stands ready to buy and sell a particular security throughout the trading session to maintain liquidity and a fair and orderly market in that security . . . .
current automated market makers over binary events suffer from two problems that make them impractical . first , they are unable to adapt to liquidity , so trades cause prices to move the same amount in both thick and thin markets . second , under normal circumstances , the market maker runs at a deficit . in this paper , we construct a market maker that is both…
for example , let ' s say that a market maker has entered a sell order for microsoft ( msft ) and the bid / ask is $ 65 . 25 / $ 65 . 30 . the market maker can try to sell shares of msft at $ 65 . 30 . if this is what the market maker chooses to do , he or she can then turn around and enter a bid order to buy shares in msft . the market maker can bid higher or lower than the current bid of $ 65 . 25 . if he or she enters a bid at $ 65 . 26 then a new market is created ( referred to as making a market ) because that bid price is now the best bid . if the market maker attracts a seller at the new bid price of $ 65 . 26 then he or she has successfully
made the spread .
the market maker sold 1 , 000 shares at $ 65 . 30 and bought these shares back at $ 65 . 26 . as a result , the market maker made $ 40 ( 1 , 000 shares x $ 0 . 04 ) on the difference between the two transactions . this might not seem like much , but doing this repeatedly with larger order sizes can provide lucrative profits . all day long market makers do this , providing liquidity to individual and institutional investors . the major risk for the market maker is the time lapse between the two transactions ; the faster he or she can make the spread the more money the market maker has the potential to make .
and vice versa , if market participants buy more than sell , then market makers have to have assets to sell . . . if the market turns around , then market makers are happy because they have sold high ; but if the market continues to rise , then market makers have lost on their sold position . . .
once the market maker has entered a price , he or she is obligated to either buy or sell at least 1 , 000 securities at that advertised price . once the market maker has either bought or sold these shares , he or she may then
leave the market
and enter a new bid or ask price to make a profit on the previous trade .
the market - maker faces two types of problem . one is an inventory - management problem – how much stock to hold and at what price to buy and sell . the market - maker earns a bid - ask spread in return for solving this problem since they bear the risk that their inventory loses value .
fortunately it is not that hard to distinguish between market maker and true ecn / stp brokers , even before opening a live account with them . there are some signs that you have to follow and come to this conclusion whether the broker is a market maker , false ecn / stp or true ecn / stp .
exchange rules often have more than one category of market maker . within the rules , a market maker firm can decide to commit to more responsibility for the smooth market performance of the specific securities in which it agrees to make a market . the market maker’s commitments include continuously quoting prices at which it will buy or bid , and sell or ask for securities . market makers also have to quote the volume in which it is willing to trade and the frequency of time it will quote at the best bid and best offer ( bbo ) prices , and how it will do all of the above during all kinds of market hours and conditions . when markets become erratic or volatile , market makers need to keep a cool head to facilitate smooth transactions .
the strategies are deployed worldwide on all major equities and futures exchange where the hege fund is a market maker and thus require a solid background in . . .
being run over . in other words , the market maker risks not getting the price right , and as a result risks accruing a loss from his inventory .
since you are able to offer a price between the bid and ask , you can take on the role as a market maker to other traders on the ecn .
the market making rules are related to both off order book trading and to order book trading . a member firm can elect to register as a market maker in one or more securities but must be able to meet the obligations that are associated with the role . a basic requirement is for a market maker to make prices and deal either on the order book , off the order book or both .
both the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) specialist and the nasdaq market maker try to increase the liquidity on their respective exchanges and provide more fluid and efficient trading .
a market maker usually gets quotes for an instrument from multiple sources , such as large banks and exchanges . all of this information gets analyzed , taking into account any important
there are so many articles about brokers , market maker and ecn / stp brokers , liquidity providers and… already published on this site . although i believe novice traders can read those articles and learn about these important topics , still it seems one more article is needed to explain how to differentiate a market maker from an ecn / stp one .
therefore , traders prefer to open their accounts with true ecn / stp brokers , because they don’t want to be cheated by the market maker brokers . the problem is , nowadays many market maker brokers claim to be an ecn / stp broker . some of them even transfer your orders to a so called liquidity provider , but the problem is the liquidity provider is either another market maker brokerage belonged to the same company or a sister company , or , it is a poor bank somewhere in the pacific ocean .
making a market
means a willingness to buy and sell the securities of a defined set of companies to broker - dealer firms that are member firms of that exchange . each market maker displays buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares . once an order is received from a buyer , the market maker immediately sells from its own holdings or inventory of those shares to complete the order .
a
market maker
is a firm that stands ready to buy and sell a particular stock on a regular and continuous basis at a publicly quoted price . you ' ll most often hear about market makers in the context of the nasdaq or other
over the counter
( otc ) markets . market makers that stand ready to buy and sell stocks listed on an exchange , such as the new york stock exchange , are called
third market makers .
many otc stocks have more than one market - maker .
a market maker is a
market participant
or member firm of an exchange that also buys and sells securities at prices it displays in an exchange’s trading system for its own account which are called principal trades and for customer accounts which are called agency trades . using these systems , a market maker can enter and adjust quotes to buy or sell , enter , and execute orders , and clear those orders . market makers exist under rules created by stock exchanges approved by a securities regulator . in the u . s . , the securities and exchange commission is the main regulator of the exchanges . market maker rights and responsibilities vary by exchange , and the market within an exchange such as equities or options .
that is true . many brokers have both systems . they put the small account on the market maker system , and big and professional accounts on the ecn / stp system .
market making is our core business . our traders are dedicated to providing continuous liquidity and committing capital in all market conditions .
basically , forex brokers are not market makers . market makers are those large financial institution such as banks and hedge funds who can shake the market price due to their high volume trades .
this job description is intended to illustrate the main duties and areas of responsibility of the pasta maker . . . .
what ' s the main difference between a specialist and a market maker ? not much . both the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) specialist . . . read answer > >
the swx swiss exchange has accepted commerzbank ag , frankfurt , as a new participant . commerzbank is to be the first germany - based market maker in the swx eurobonds trading segment .
with the market maker brokers , a billion dollar negative balance on a live account is the same as a billion dollar loss on a demo account . do you pay any money to the broker when you blow up your demo account ? definitely not . you just sign up for another demo account . then why do some market maker broker offer “negative balance protection” ?
a designated market maker ( dmm ) is a market maker that is obligated to maintain fair and orderly markets for an assigned set of listed firms . formerly known as specialists , the designated market maker is a point of contact for the listed company , and provides the company with information , such as the mood of traders and who has been trading the stock . quotes offered by the dmm are on par with what floor brokers offer , and the dmm is obligated to quote at the national best bid or offer for a percentage of the time .
/ prnewswire / - - gts , an automated market maker in thousands of equities , etfs , commodities , futures , foreign exchange and interest rate products , today announced that its subsidiary , gts securities llc , plans to become a designated market maker ( dmm ) on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) , by acquiring barclays plc ' s dmm trading business .
the largest and best known market makers include : deutsche bank , barclays capital , ubs ag , etc . a bank’s share in overall trading volume is more important than its total capital in determining whether or not the bank is a market maker . in other words , what matters is a bank’s actual ability to influence movement on the market by offering its buy and sell prices . even small and medium - sized financial companies can be forex market makers . exness , also a market maker , offers partners and clients trading services in the currency and financial markets .
according to an april 2007 report by the bank for international settlements , the foreign exchange market has an average daily volume of close to $ 3 trillion , making it the largest market in the world . unlike most other exchanges such as the new york stock exchange or the chicago board of trade , the fx market is not a centralized market . in a centralized market , each transaction is recorded by price dealt and volume traded . there is usually one central place back to which all trades can be traced and there is often one specialist or market maker . the currency market , however , is a decentralized market . there isn ' t one
exchange
where every trade is recorded . instead , each market maker records his or her own transactions and keeps it as proprietary information . the primary market makers who make bid and ask spreads in the currency market are the largest banks in the world . they deal with each other constantly either on behalf of themselves or their customers . this is why the market on which banks conduct transactions is called the interbank market .
buy side price making in the bond market isn ' t all that different from using a limit order in the equity market . using a limit order , as i might do in my online brokerage account , does not make me a market maker . am i providing liquidity to the market ? sort of . but i am certainly not providing continuous two sided liquity for profit .
market makers must maintain continuous two - sided quotes ( bid and ask ) within a predefined spread . a market is created when the designated market maker quotes bids and offers over a period of time . they ensure there is a buyer for every sell order and a seller for every buy order at any time .
the market maker must follow obligations that encompass , in particular , their activities . aspects such as minimum quantity , spread and percentage of activity in the trading session . the minimum amount of each offer is defined by b3 , according to asset / derivative characteristics and market dynamics . the market maker’s prices for purchase and sale offerings shall respect a maximum interval ( usually called spread ) , which is defined according to each active / derivative .
so they are market maker in general , but they follow some strategies to protect themselves . this is what all market makers do . at the same time , if they can do some general tricks to prevent the positions from winning , they do it .
each market maker on the nasdaq is required to give a two - sided quote , meaning they must state a firm bid price and a firm ask price that they are willing to honor .
the trading system ' s functionality determines some of the minimum requirements for a market maker , such as the minimum size of the quote . the rules make reference to the parameters where applicable .
if a specialist or a market maker fails to fulfill its obligations within the observation month , the fees charged for transactions concluded in the relevant month will be based on the of principal fees .
100 : 1 is the maximum leverage that well - known and strong liquidity providers support . therefore , all brokers that offer a higher leverage are either market maker or false ecn / stp .
if someone wants to open a market maker broker is it profitable ? i think its yes . . . so why we trade with them and keep trading even when we are losing : 28 :
if a broker doesn’t charge commission , it means it is either a market maker , or , it is an ecn / stp broker that makes money through markups which is hidden to traders usually .
yes , they are . how is that possible to prevent an account from having a negative balance when the price moves like crazy and the order is placed with a liquidity provider ? that is possible only when the broker is the market itself ( market maker ) .
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you said that micro lot 0 . 01 is not allow from real ecn market its mean if any broker provide micro lot 0 . 01 so it is clear that this broker is market maker , but almost all broker provide micro lot then what you say about this ?
winterflood securities is the leading market maker in uk equities , making markets in nearly all london stock exchange listed securities from etf ' s to aim , with more uk stocks covered than any other firm .
the minimum lot size with ecn / stp brokers is 0 . 1 lot which is 10 , 000 . lower than this lot size is usually offered by market maker and false ecn / stp brokers .
a market - maker is typically defined as a broker - dealer firm that publicly quotes both a buy and sell price for a currency or commodity that is traded on a regular and continuous basis . market makers compete with one another to offer the best prices for their customers .
i assume you mean
what risks does a market maker take when attempting to profit from the bid - ask spread
? the main risk is adverse selection . basically losing to traders with large orders that know more about the market than the dealer or have insider info .
market - makers face a second , information - management problem . this arises from the possibility of trading with someone better informed about true prices than themselves – an adverse selection risk . again , the market - maker earns a bid - ask spread to protect against this informational risk .
in the past , most traders knew nothing about the market maker and dealing desk topics , and also true ecn / stp brokers . but now that traders have learned what these systems are , they insist to open their live accounts with true ecn / stp brokers . this has caused many of the market maker brokers to pretend to be an ecn / stp broker , whereas they are market makers behind the scene . how can you verify this before you open a live account with the broker ?
market maker brokers have limits on stop loss , target and trailing stop loss size . they don’t allow you to set them too tight . but true ecn / stp brokers don’t care about these things at all .
in this sense , market makers , as the name suggests , are able to satisfy the market demand for a security and facilitate its circulation . the
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how does a market maker turn a profit ? the answer is simple : by buying lower and selling higher on all the instruments it trades . this is achieved by carefully managing the bid and ask prices for any single financial instrument . the market maker slightly adjusts the bid and ask prices it receives from its liquidity suppliers in order to create profit for itself . at the same time , it analyzes its offsetting positions in order to
each market maker can register to act in more than one security , and may exercise its activity independently or hired by the issuer of the security , parent companies , subsidiaries or affiliates of the issuer , or by any securities holders who have interest in making the market for their own securities .
specialist and market maker are under the obligation to place binding buy and sell prices ( quotes ) into the system during a certain period in continuous trading , which must comply with a predefined minimum size and maximum spread .
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every merchant makes money by buying wholesale , and selling retail . in the case of a market maker , the
bid
is the
wholesale
price , and the
ask
is the retail price .
the vienna stock exchange took the decision to introduce a specialist system as of 1 april 1999 . the specialist system was designed in part as a supplement to the market maker system by introducing an additional broker function with the aim of increasing liquidity in the market . the task of the specialists is to place firm , competitive buy and sell quotes into the system along with the market makers and , with the help of additional measures , to enhance market liquidity , thereby supporting the market making and marketing of securities and products .
@ tim ( 3 ) dealers typically serve a market - making function ( though sometimes they are dealing in products which they also originate ) , and certainly not all market makers are dealers . your statement regarding spreads applies to dealers doing market - making , and also non - dealer market - makers .
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a market maker is a bank or brokerage company that stands ready every second of the trading day with a firm ask and bid price . this is good for you , because when you place a market order to sell your 1 , 000 shares of disney , the market maker will actually purchase the stock from you , even if he doesn ' t have a seller lined up . the same process happens when placing a market order to buy shares of stock . in doing so , they are literally
making a market
for the stock . without market makers , it would take considerably longer for buyers and sellers to be matched up with one another , reducing liquidity and potentially increasing trading costs as it became more difficult to enter or exit positions .
imc is a market maker in etfs in the us , europe and apac . the teams in the us and apac are top - 3 liquidity providers on exchange . the team in amsterdam trades both on and off exchange :
it is possible for market makers to manipulate currency prices to run their customers ' stops or not let customers ' trades reach profit objectives . market makers may also move their currency quotes 10 to 15 pips away from other market rates .
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before i answer this question , please let me give a short explanation about market maker and ecn / stp systems . as i mentioned , there are detailed articles on this topic on luckscout that you can read to learn more .
a crossed market is a situation arising when the bid price of . . .
the difference between these two market systems lies in what is displayed in the market in terms of orders and bid and ask . . . read answer > >
a market order on the nyse that is stopped from being executed . . .
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chris , if only all brokers are ecn broker , maybe market should be much bigger than today’s size because money of retail trader add power to the market .
there are two main types of market makers : retail and institutional . institutional market makers can be banks or other large corporations that usually offer a bid / ask quote to other banks , institutions , ecns or even retail market makers . retail market makers are usually companies dedicated to offering retail forex trading services to individual traders .
through the market maker spread , not by betting on the direction of the security ' s price . they are supposed to buy or sell securities according to what kind of trades are being placed , not according to whether they think prices
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a market maker broker doesn’t become happy if you make profit . a consistently profitable trader is their biggest enemy , because the profit he makes has to be paid from their pocket . although more than 95 % of the traders lose on their own and the broker doesn’t have to make them lose , still most market maker brokers do their best to make the clients lose easier and earn harder . there are some ways to do that : 6 ways forex brokers cheat you
i’ve found a broker that offers different types of accounts . apart from market maker accounts , that are hooked up with other brokers they seem to offer true ecn accounts . they proudly told me i can chose to hook up my account with the fortress prime only . minimum lot size 0 . 1 – they also proudly told me that less lot size would make them a market maker and they say they’ve no control over the spread – sounds all good to me .
each security on the nasdaq generally has more than one market maker , with an average of 14 market makers for each stock ; this provides liquidity and efficient trading . the market makers are openly competitive and facilitate competitive prices ; as a result , individual investors generally will get the best price . as this competition is evident in the limited spreads between posted bids and asks , the market makers on the nasdaq will in some instances act very much like the specialists on the nyse .
the cornerstone of the nyse market model is the designated market maker ( dmm ) . dmms have obligations to maintain fair and orderly markets for their assigned securities . they operate both manually and electronically to facilitate price discovery during market opens , closes and during periods of trading imbalances or instability . this high touch approach is crucial for offering the best prices , dampening volatility , adding liquidity and enhancing value .
it is not bad and illegal to be a market maker broker . what is bad ( or maybe illegal depend on who writes the rules ) is trying to make the traders lose . market maker brokers can make a decent amount of money because more than 95 % of the traders lose on their own without having to make them lose . they even lose with the demo accounts too . however , the problem comes when market maker brokers get greedy and try to make more money within a shorter time . so they manipulate all traders’ positions , no matter if they are winning or losing traders . of course , they do their best to stop the winning traders and make them close their account and leave .
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a market maker is a legal entity , duly registered at b3 , committed to submiting spreads ( bids and offers ) regularly and continuously during the trading session , promoting the liquidity of securities , facilitating business and mitigating artificial movements in prices .
a market maker is a company that is always ready to buy or sell a financial asset at an openly quoted price on a long - term basis . market makers participate in transactions directly as either the seller or buyer . to a large extent , they determine the buy or sell price for specific trading instruments . the main role of a market maker is to provide liquidity , or create opportunities for other market participants to buy or sell a fairly large range of stocks , currencies , futures and other trading instruments at an openly quoted price . because they always act as the counterparty to a transaction , market makers are risking their own funds ; for this reason they engage in various strategies to insure ( hedge ) against losses .
you are nuts if you think that pepperstone is a true ecn broker . they are a market maker hands down . i personally only know of one ture ecn broker , that is ic markets but i have also had good experiences with fxpro .
make a market is an action whereby a dealer stands by ready , . . .
, for example , relies on market makers within its network to ensure efficient trading .
a specialist is a dealer representing a nyse specialist firm - one of the main facilitators of trade on the exchange . a market maker is a broker - dealer who facilitates the trading of shares by posting bid and ask prices along with maintaining an inventory of shares . it is important to note that a specialist is a type of market maker . the nyse has seven specialist firms while the nasdaq has nearly 300 market makers . the nyse is an auction - based market where traders meet on the floor of the exchange , using person - to - person , telephone orders or electronic orders . the nasdaq , on the other hand , is strictly an electronic exchange .
the market maker is simply facilitating your trade ( along with others ) and making a profit while doing so . without them the markets lose a great deal of liquidity . just because they profit from the markets doesn ' t mean that you cannot .
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market makers add to liquidity by being ready to buy and sell designated securities at any time during the trading day . while the spread between the bid and ask is only a few cents , market makers can profit by executing thousands of trades in a day and expertly trading their “book . ” however , these profits can be wiped out by volatile markets if the market maker is caught on the wrong side of the trade .
the designated market maker position is relatively new to the new york stock exchange . this type of position was added in order to increase competitiveness and market quality as electronic trading becomes more and more widespread . announced in 2008 , the dmm is considered a value - added service offering higher touch than what an electronic - only platform can provide .
a huge amount of slippage can occur when news is released . market makers ' quote display and order placing systems may also
freeze
during times of high market volatility .
however , it is important to note that the buy side ' s ability to make a price in the market does not make them market makers . per our latest research :
unlike market maker brokers , true ecn / stp brokers just route your orders to the banks that are also known as liquidity providers . they just connect the platform you install on your computer to the liquidity providers computers . they charge you some fees to do that , but they don’t make any money from your losses , nor they lose if you make profit . read this article to learn about liquidity providers and the way they make money : how do the liquidity providers make money and are they market maker ?
wow , it’s not easy to find a good broker . as per my research , based on your above criterias , there is not that many brokers that are true ecn / stp . it seems that they all act as both market maker and ecn .
market - makers generally must be ready to buy and sell at least 100 shares of a stock they make a market in . as a result , a large order from an investor may have to be filled by a number of market - makers at potentially different prices .
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the biggest risk for market makers is residual orders in one direction that they will then be forced to take side . if market buyers and sellers match perfectly then market makers are happy as they make pretty much almost free money from the bid ask spread ; but say market participants decide to sell more than to buy , then market makers will have to buy all the residual sell orders - which means now they are holding long position . . . if the market turns around then they are more than happy , but if the market continues to drop then markets are doomed . . . that ' s the biggest risk . . .
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the way that liquidity providers behave under the markets too volatile conditions may not look fair to you , but market maker brokers will be even more brutal to traders when the market condition is not normal . you can easily make money consistently with ecn / stp brokers without having to be worried about any of the problems i explained above , whereas a market maker broker doesn’t let you make profit consistently . when they see they cannot stop you from making money , they will email you that they are not able to offer their services to you anymore , and so , you must withdraw your capital and close your account .
market makers guarantee that a security can be traded on an ongoing basis , thereby ensuring the liquidity and viability of the market . through their readiness to step in as a counterparty at any time , market makers compensate for the inconsistent order flows of investors and stabilize the market when temporary imbalances occur . they are usually assigned to support trading in inactive stocks . at fwb® frankfurter wertpapierbörse ( the frankfurt stock exchange ) , market makers are known as designated sponsors .
in europe , sig is ranked # 1 etf market maker * , offering competitive prices both on - and off - exchange in the majority of european and us listed etfs , making markets across equity , fixed income and commodity based products from all the main issuers .
i found a broker called atc . it has very good reputation and offers a 1 : 50 leverage , but that’s just for us citizens . the clients outside the us have a leverage of 1 : 200 . does it mean the international account is a market maker ?
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ecn’s blend rates from both brokers and market makers , and like brokers , charge per trade .
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therefore , all the brokers who offer a fixed or zero spread are market makers . this is the first signal you have to notice . spread cannot be fixed on the real currency market .
market - makers exist in order for traders to be able to buy or sell immediately , rather than having to find someone to buy from , or sell to . the broker - dealer firm is ready at any point during trading hours with an ask and bid price . this means that when you place an order to buy or sell , the market - maker will either buy from you or sell from their own inventory ; they are literally ‘making a market’ for the stock .
the exchange rates that market makers set are based on their own best interests . on paper , the way they generate profits for the company through their market - making activities is with the spread that is charged to their customers . the spread is the difference between the bid and the ask price , and is often fixed by each market maker . usually , spreads are kept fairly reasonable as a result of the stiff competition between numerous market makers . as counterparties , many of them will then try to hedge , or cover your order by passing it on to someone else . there are also times in which market makers may decide to hold your order and trade against you .
market makers play a critical role in contributing to the market quality of the nigerian stock exchange ( nse ) by providing improved liquidity and price efficiency , enabling investors to trade in a timely manner .
market makers can present a clear conflict of interest in order execution because they may trade against you .
we monitor all market - making activity and review the existing contracts every month . to help our market makers to build the most efficient trading strategy , we provide them with the detailed daily performance reports .
however , you need to ask them will they add a markup to their spreads of the chosen account you want to use , and if that account will be put in their market maker system . the reason is this disclaimer from their site ( http : / / www . urltoken ) :