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Microcap & Penny Stocks : BRST--Instant Video (Formerly IVDO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mark Althauser who wrote (1502)	4/16/1999 11:23:00 AM
From: Pierre	Respond to of 1982

It's quite a spread, I agree - but not so unusual for this one. No scientific basis for this, but if memory serves me correctly spread becomes extremely large just prior to a move - up or down. I've often thought MM's protecting themselves against sudden move. Such a thin float, doesn't take much to get it running one way or the other. As to traders making money on the spread, I don't think so. MMs maybe, but not traders. I was bidding between the spread last couple of days and MM's wouldn't even show my bid. Finally got some 1/8th below the ask, and the rest at the ask. Ask then dropped below my purchase price. Go figure! Trials and tribulations of owning a BB stock. Anybody going to be at NAB next week? I'd sure like to hear a first person report on the Virage/IVT demonstration. Pierre