Hey gladiator ..We do not have market makers in Canada. Ours is the auction system. If you are familiar, brokers who wish to 'call a market ' or 'make a market ' in a security in the U S must declare it and register. Not so in Canada. In Canada we call it 'boxing' the stock .. or 'running the box'. But this is a very very informal type of thing. Anybody can do it if they have deep enough pockets. They do not have to buy or sell anything to you. However all companies must have a sponsoring broker. One of the things that the sponsor must do is ensure that there is always a Board Lot on the bid and the ask. Stocks can never go No Bid, or No Offer.