Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL)

[kevindenver]

I want to know how hedge funds can, without the cooperation of shareholders (bas excepted), can drive the stock price down. What are the mechanics of this.

The answer is well beyond the scope of this thread, but zero "shareholder" cooperation is needed and a big part of the understanding answer requires knowledge on how "regulation T", share hypothecation/rehypothecation, and other rules relating to shorting stock are understood.

I recall myself once asking "how in the hell can a millisecond matter in a trade execution" and then the book "flash boys" exposed the mechanics.

I do hope you pursue the knowledge to answer your question, but "how the sausage gets made" at the institutional level is VERY, VERY different for institutional level players versus retail.