3i is self-clearing hedge fund and they use this ability to illegally short into their deals to drive the price of the company’s stock down and then convert at a discount giving them a larger spread on the between their conversion price and the price they shorted the stock allowing them to make a larger profit while illegally manipulating downward the price of the company’s stock. and then cover their short decision. 3i also fails to pay taxes on the value of their warrants and commitment shares the have further cheating the U.S. government.