Here is an example of how the big players operate and manipulate the share price for whatever purpose suits their needs.

Usaa Mutual Funds wanted to dump 4 million shares of San Gold back in February.

Having a client account with Dundee, the desk at Dundee drove / manipulated the share price to 1.60 and facilitated the first cross for 2,882,600 on February 10th and then a second cross at 1.62 on Feb 11 for 1,123,800 shares.

Feb 10 th

	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.60	0.00	2,882,600	27 Dundee	27 Dundee
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.61	-0.02	2,000	33 Canaccord	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.61	-0.02	100	79 CIBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.61	-0.02	2,800	7 TD Sec	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	100	79 CIBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	2,500	81 HSBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	2,000	79 CIBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	1,500	7 TD Sec	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	1,000	80 National Bank	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.62	-0.01	5,000	81 HSBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.63	0.00	300	2 RBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.63	0.00	50,500	2 RBC	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:03:55	1.63	0.00	49,600	73 Cormark	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-10 12:02:44	1.64	0.01	1,400	2 RBC	85 Scotia	K

Feb 11 th

	V	2009-02-11 09:42:45	1.64	0.01	5,000	1 Anonymous	141 Bolder	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:40:48	1.62	-0.01	1,123,800	27 Dundee	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:42	1.62	-0.01	1,000	54 Global	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:22	1.62	-0.01	1,800	54 Global	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:22	1.62	-0.01	1,000	7 TD Sec	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:22	1.63	0.00	1,000	80 National Bank	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:22	1.63	0.00	2,200	88 Scotia iTRADE	27 Dundee	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:10	1.63	0.00	2,800	88 Scotia iTRADE	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:10	1.63	0.00	2,000	2 RBC	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:10	1.63	0.00	2,000	2 RBC	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:38:10	1.63	0.00	3,200	88 Scotia iTRADE	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:37:48	1.63	0.00	1,800	88 Scotia iTRADE	124 Questrade	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:37:48	1.63	0.00	2,000	58 Qtrade	124 Questrade	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:37:48	1.63	0.00	200	79 CIBC	124 Questrade	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:37:48	1.64	0.01	1,000	1 Anonymous	124 Questrade	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:12	1.65	0.02	1,500	7 TD Sec	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	2,000	7 TD Sec	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	100	7 TD Sec	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	1,000	7 TD Sec	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	1,000	1 Anonymous	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	300	2 RBC	33 Canaccord	K
	V	2009-02-11 09:35:04	1.65	0.02	500	1 Anonymous	33 Canaccord	K

At least they didn't dump it on the market.

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