Morgan Stanley sure would have. Check out the average price for the top 4 buyers.
Here are all the house positions for : SGR for 5/26/2010.
|
 |
House Positions |
 |
 |
Exch |
House |
Bought |
$Value |
Ave |
|
Sold |
$Value |
Ave |
|
Net |
$Net |
 |
|
53 Morgan Stanley |
484,828 |
2,168,561 |
4.47 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
484,828 |
-2,168,561 |
 |
 |
|
11 MacQuarie |
159,600 |
738,322 |
4.63 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
159,600 |
-738,322 |
 |
 |
|
7 TD Sec |
257,234 |
1,171,712 |
4.56 |
|
100,803 |
453,712 |
4.50 |
|
156,431 |
-718,000 |
 |
 |
|
99 Jitney |
410,100 |
1,868,056 |
4.56 |
|
298,300 |
1,356,242 |
4.55 |
|
111,800 |
-511,814 |
14 cents cheaper shares than 11(MacQuarie) and 9 cents cheaper than 7(TD) & 99(Jitney). If you're covering shorts, selling anonymously and either buying through Jitney or Morgan Stanley would have got you almost 1 million shares below 4.52.