Thanks v: Very informitive article!

"These three stocks traded 860 million shares today which is 10% of all US Equity volume. Think about that: 3 stocks in a universe of over 5000 U.S. stocks represented 10% of the volume."

The current notion that there are no markets, only manipulation is demonstrated clearly. I am not sure how a few trading houses trading shares to each other can make a profit, but I can sure see how they manipulate indexes and puplic sentiment. The volume scetion at the bottom of the chart tells me everything!

It is a real demonstration of how the markets are just like the political process... a tool to control and a show put on to manipulate. The more I get exposed to it the more I think that physical is about the only form of honest investment. The rest is betting against the house.

I guess there is a bit of a gambler in all of us.