"Fairy tale are for children"? I will assume, from your sentence structure and spelling, that English is not your first language -- which therefore excuses what might otherwise be considered insulting. I don't know who you mean by "we," but I've practiced law since 1983 and have traded directly through market makers since the early '90s, I'm quite comfortable reading and interpreting complex regulations, and I don't particularly enjoy being condescended to. And "patchman" (Dave Patch - who many on IHub knew and respected) didn't have an agenda when he spoke to FINRA and received that detailed explanation that he posted, which I would be interested in seeing your contacts attempt to rebut.
I will reiterate, for other readers of this exchange, that partial executions on my own sale of N**K a couple of years ago were recorded as intraday "short volume." My sales were the only volume of that day.
Now, as to your new point... yes, absolutely, without question, thinly traded and/or low-priced stocks are easily manipulated by those who place large blocks on the offer. I noticed ARCA's bogus 100,000 share offer the other day, and saw it disappear immediately after someone hit it for 25,000.
You have a splendiferous weekend as well. -satguy
