We all feel your frustration, but I am quite sure that your accusations are unfounded. I have met a couple of posters here and am sure they do dnot work for ECU. There are hundreds of stocks that are in aexactly the same situation as ECU. You bought at a most unfortunate time. I look at Noront, a stock that went to $7 and now trades at .60. The same sentiments are expressed there by those that bought at $4 and $5. I could bring up many more examples.

There is no doubt that ECU has been manipulated and probably more than other stocks. I am still puzzled as to exactly the endgame they have in mind, but with the amount of selling it doesn't seem like it is accumulation for any sort of takeover. I know that management is aware of the trading that is going on and have looked into it. I think they need to do more and take more action to that end. I am sick of it and as frustrated as anyone...but I continue to hold and have bought even more to the point that I now have my largest position ever. I will continue to hold because the leverage I have is now considerable for my portfolio and this stock can't be held down forever. I am certain that gold and silver are going higher and that ECU must follow. It is my hope that once it breaks higher (over $1) the trading for pennies and small percentages will not be as profitable and the players will move on. I still remain unconvinced that it is being traded at a loss by those that want to discredit Murphy etal.

As I write gold id at $938 and silver at $13.31. The only way that ECU does not follow is if another large sell block shows up today and the shorts successfully block any uptick while they try to cover lower. If ever we could get a large buyer to come in and take out those big sells, it might force them to cover, but the buying would have to be large and sustained. Any eccentric millionaires on this board that want to be our white knight???