RE: Shapes15 Nov 2022 11:28
DTW, you can take your rude comments elsewhere.
I know all about economic theory thank you, and I also understand that the amount of shares that can be traded is elastic in the real world. The same shares are being traded throughout the day as well as certain institutions not having their stock for sale. Shorts have been taken out and closed, on any given day a different amount of stock will be bought and sold. it is a very dynamic fluid environment in which the market operates.
As for "...and if therefore buyers want them badly enough they will have to offer a price (generate demand) that persuades the owners to sell."...goodoh, so it depends on whether the sellers want to part with them and the sellers will want the highest price. and the buyer will have to (should they want the stock) pay that higher price. It wasn't the buyer that wanted to pay this higher price, was it?
So who forced the price up? the buyer saying I will give you 120p per share, no? 121p, no? what price do you want then..? oh, 125p....
Even I am bored of this now, (to be fair I was bored of this last week)