QUOTE(orangutan @ May 11 2009, 12:53 PM)
ic... appreciate your help.
Let's say I want to buy 1000 lots.
But there's only small time seller like 20 seller selling only 3 lot = total 60 lots (20*3)
Plus there will also be buyer, maybe 10 buyer buying at various lots.
End of day I still could not get 1000 lots.
Will I get 60 lots or none? and how long will my buy/sell queue be in the system?
Added on May 11, 2009, 12:55 pmIn that case, if someone wants to 'manipulate' the price, he/she can sell at a lower price, maybe just 100 shares to bring the price down?
Repeat the steps at a lower price than the previous. Keep doing it (selling small amount 100 shares at lower price) until the price falls down???
Added on May 11, 2009, 12:57 pmbtw, i hope it's not illegal to ask this question.

if the seller's price matched your price, then 60 lots will be transacted. If both the prices different, means no transaction done, unwilling buyer & unwilling seller..
And let's say if it is done, then you only get 60 lots since there are no no sellers wanting to sell the remaining 940 lots to u..
The buy/sell queue is clear at the end of each trading day. If your 940 lots are not done, it wont carry forward to the next trading day..
It is very hard to manipulate the price bcoz the share market is very,very big..unless he has a lot of funds.
When the price gets lower and lower, soon it will attract buyers..
Have you study Economics b4?
This post has been edited by Ranny: May 11 2009, 01:25 PM