Re: Any chance Patrick will start posting here?
Patrick,
I'm an investor with Home Solutions of America (HSOA on NASDAQ), and we've been going through some of the stock manipulation Overstock has. The laundry list includes FTD's (the "STD" of the hedge fund community), false & misleading "reports" and innuendo and, probably, both a short-term & long-term hedge fund gameplan similar to that alleged in Fairfax's recently filed lawsuit.
I want to let you know that many investors outside Overstock, myself included, deeply appreciate the efforts you've made to reform this situation & shed light on one of the darkest aspects of Wall Street. This organized manipulation is destroying small, innovative companies, robbing regular investors & threatening the very viability of our financial markets - all of which you've pointed out before.
The recently passed Utah statute, SEC finally revisiting Reg SHO, and the Fairfax lawsuit (I'm especially interested in what that uncovers) are all hopeful signs of progress.
Thanks again.
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