This is exactly right. It's scare tactics, push the price down...

This is exactly right. It's scare tactics, push the price down and at the same time make it look like they've got a wave of acceptances. When in fact, it will be their warehoused shares. If it was anything but their associates shares, or possibly new associates laundered shares they wouldn't be calling.

It's attempting to loosen the grip.

Believe me, if it works there will be long form journalism articles written about this with the headline "The Great Iron Ore Swindle."