OT: bartermania. I hold shares in 4 companies that have had little trouble appreciating in value since I've owned them. My portfolio is up substantially this year, most notably is the one stock gerlac has been referring to that is (at the time of this post) up 51.8%, .0027 to .0041, since I purchased it on March 1st. The one thing that my four companies have in common are that they have positive long-term growth prospects and their shares aren't being diluted.
Now you can answer my question.
Why aren't billion $ hedge funds and market manipulators holding these stocks (that I am holding) down?
The floor is yours to answer my question.