Why this matters. When I look to buy into an investment, one of the first things I look at is the average daily volume so I have an idea of the liquidity. POET's US volume shows up as < 50,000 shares traded daily. Without knowing that a significant part of the volume is siphoned off and credited to the Venture, I am looking at an illiquid investment that provide limited opportunity to get out based on the volume. Flypaper. End result, I am sure, is that many have opted to stay away because of this. Yet another reason to get on the Nasdaq sooner than later. Still, I strongly support the. Company's plan to hold off until they have real "nues" to move us up, as in real revenues.