``The lesser told story of Naked Shorting deals with the smaller start up companies, which makes up the majority of the threshold list. With these companies Naked Shorters flood the market with counterfeit shares, creating an imbalance of supply and demand which drives the stock’s price to sub-penny levels. In these cases the aim of the Naked Shorters is to drive the company out of business and into bankruptcy, due to lack of available financing. Thousands of small companies have fallen victim to this practice, and very few have the resources to fight back.``

Growing revenues and turning profitable is one way buck that trend/manipulation.