RE: MM false accounting7 Mar 2024 15:44
Exaggerated example for effect:
A share is for sale by three market makers
MM1 prices it 10.5p to 11.5p
MM2 prices it 11p to 12p
MM3 prices it 11.2p to 11.6p
This gives us a range of 10.5p to 12p and a share price of 11.25p
MM2 offers to buy your shares for 11.4p (below their mid price of 11.5). For you this is a SELL, but as the SP paid was above the share price (11.25) it is recorded as a BUY
MM1 offers to sell you shares at 11.2p (above their mid price of 11). For you this is a BUY, but the SP paid was below the share price (11.25) it is recorded as a SELL.
The wider the spread of the share (currently 14.286% for SCLP), the more likely these types of scenarios occur.