It's your capital at stake, you decide
Decide between a wealth-building investment in Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) or Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC).
The MMs know how their clients (with enough AUM to move market prices) currently think about both of these stocks. Have direct phone lines to 'em and talk several times each market day. They know what other stocks are vying for clients' attention and sense how determined many competitors may be for these subject stocks' prospects.
The MMs have their own 24x7 worldwide fundamental information-gathering systems plugged into the home office's research evaluators and trading desks. It keeps them alert to likely changes in price prospects. If they have to put firm capital at risk to balance buyers with sellers in client-initiated volume block trade orders, their self-protective hedging actions tell what they think now and how it may change tomorrow.
