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To: chenys who wrote (20042)	7/31/1998 9:34:00 PM
From: victor pan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

you probably can answer these questions. what are the differences between NYSE and NASD, in terms setting stock prices? i have noticed that since the general use of individual "web trading," (at least they look correlated.) the spread between ask and bid has decreased from (used to be) 1/8 to 1/16 (now). this is, however, not the case for NYSE stocks, which use MM's face-to-face bargaining? NYSE stocks' difference between bid and ask is usually 1/8 or bigger. how do NASD MMs make money with this little spread? also, how do they have time to put down all the bid and asks, with that many exchanges from all over the places? why do the usually available delay quotes have bid/ask of NASD stocks but couldnt get the NYSE ones?