2007 peak, page-2

there was a great article regarding the 75% stakeholder,glencore a privately listed big resource focused trading house,which according to the article is considering dual listing in london and new york.

the reason for this move was a strong likelihood that public listing could enhance its prospects of raising capital for acquisitions and mergers,glencore is a renamed trading house
founded by a once big player little is known of its operations
as a private swiss based company.

but yes you often wonder why an apparently good company is not trading at acceptable levels and it might be the very large influence that the majority holder and their trading desk have on the stock movement.

another reason for a change in modus operandi could well be the coming disclosure requirements and rules that will be enforced by the G20 under the Obama administration which will have a major impact on hedging operation(hedging meaning generally that we dont really know what they do,and under current vague regulation have permitted obscene distortions within markets)i know this last piece is fiction
but gee its good watch, Wallstreet Money Never Sleeps while it is a fiction based story there is this strong ring of reality