RE: RE: ITG BRINGING US DOWN ITG is likely selling to ensure they get a cheap share issue, or to ensure the potential takeover candidate gets a ridiculously low takeover price! Right now they could announce a takeover bid of 10 cents, and most would just take the 10 cents and walk away. It would be a premium of 75% over MTb's 100 day trading avg. As pathetic as that sounds, don't be surprised if it happens. Strong management wouldn't let this kind of stuff go on, but we aren't dealing with Strong management here.
I'm pretty sure managment is looking to do a 3 way merger with MTB/JDN/DEC. All the shares would get rolled into 1 company. MTB shareholders would be diluted down to about 30% of the company, Dec 30%, JDN 40%. Maybe 33% each?