Excellent observation dazza. Along those same lines, here is an extract from a post on the Metanor board (by Tomar ).

" Metanor announces that MI3 Financial Communications Inc. of Montreal, Quebec has been engaged to provide market-making activities for a period of four months effective August 30, 2011. Market-Making Activities will be provided in conformity with TSX-Venture Exchange Policy 3.4 and applicable Securities Laws in Canada. These activities shall exclude market manipulation, market control and improper market-making activities, including those specified in section 2.7 of Policy 3.4.

Subject to the requirements and normal procedures of trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, MI3 will not buy all Metanor securities offered at the posted price, but rather, will buy a portion of the securities at the posted price and allow the price to drop before making further purchases."

This is new to me. Hiring an institution to buy and sell your shares ?. Legalized manipulation ?. Sure fills in a lot of blanks in the Wild West Venture Exchange.