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To: stock2005 who wrote (11187)	5/3/2006 8:40:46 PM
From: Real Man	Respond to of 12411

I don't know, but some other people commented that these big volume spikes originate in e-mini SP contracts, usually, amounting to 15,000 contracts per minute, and are often cross-orders, which means that the same party took the opposite side with the only purpose to get the price higher. This is highly illegal, but it is happening. I noticed that on the DOW quote.com, which is the only index for which consistent volume appears on that site. 990N? -g- dailyreckoning.com The trader who wrote this was on the floor, and I communicated with him over the net on some forums. He claims its 15,000 contracts per minute (SP e-mini) purchases coming from a single nic 990N, orders are often crossed, and no contract limits are enforced. This has been happening for a while usagold.com