As someone with only a minimum bet on ptsc now, I view the company as a microcosm of what you blamed on "the big boys"
Ptsc has made all of it's major players and insiders very wealthy. With everything from secrecy of deals made to high salaries to sweetheart deals with financiers. And, just like the market at large it has been stuck up the wazoo of retail shareholders. Do you really see it any differently?
Good Luck,
(I) C. W.