RE:Sorry Folks but we've run out of stock for today so we are Big guys start with market orders and eat up all the positions above the bid where there are set orders until they get what they want. This tends to raise the price really fast, so usually people are careful with it unless it is a stock that they must have. can be really fun to watch if you own the stock. Don't worrry someone will aways sell if the price goes up enough.