The actions of the Market Makers are indeed criminal and they fly in the face of the American Dream. I could care less what happens to my money as my real investments are in major market mutual funds but what the Market Makers do to the brave entrepreneurs out there trying to make it in this land of opportunity should not only be regulated but punished as well. The following expresses my feelings in a more specific manner and is not my own work. It is known that the life blood of a small company is access to capital for creation and growth. It is also known that investors who place funds in such companies expect and deserve protection from fraud and manipulation.
Small business is a critical building block for jobs and wealth in our economy.
MMs have steadily been selling more shares than they have bought, defying the laws of supply and demand, solid company fundamentals and favorable company press releases, resulting in plummeting stock prices. The laws of supply and demand have been denied and investors deprived of fair value. Meanwhile, the company valuation of stock has been greatly reduced and with it, access to investment capital for acquisitions and growth. The MMs are supposed to provide a fair market trading mechanism, yet ,when they become invested through shorting, they actually have a vested interest in seeing the price fall. This practice must be brought under some form of control.