As you have alot of time to read and write information on AVQ , on balance , you sould read up on Sumitomo : Here is light reading from Wikipedia , there is alot mud if are interested . Not to mention all the other court cases around the world over the years, their tactics speak for themselves:
Sumitomo copper affair - Wikipedia Sumitomo copper affair
The Sumitomo copper affair refers to a metal trading scandal in 1995 involving Yasuo Hamanaka, the chief copper trader of the Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation. Hamanaka allegedly attempted to corner the entire world's copper market.[1]
Sumitomo lost at least $1.8 billion as a result of what it said were unauthorized trades over a 10-year period by Hamanaka, who was later charged on allegations that he manipulated the price of the metal, which then lost a third of its value on world markets in less than two months.
The affair was a major scandal which is at times compared in magnitude to the Silver Thursday scandal, involving the Hunt family's attempt to corner the world's silver markets.
