RE: Forced liquidation14 Mar 2021 05:28
As I mentioned once b4, whether a transaction is marked as a buy or sell is purely down to whether the price of each transaction is priced at below the middle, of the spread or above it. For example, if the spread is 3.25 bid at 3.75, a trade at 3.49 will be marked as a sell. If it was marked at 3.51, it would be marked as a buy.. I often buy ay way belwo the mid point of the spread because I have a bloody good broker who fights for me.
In the ideal world, the benchmark should be, in a "market maker" stock, whether the MM is selling or buying. If the MM is selling, it should be marked as a buy, as the end customer is a buyer. Very simple. The reverse should be true if the MM is buying.