Homeland Security Capital Corp. (OTCBB: HOMS) leaped 160 percent to 3.9 cents Thursday morning. Volume was 3.9 million shares, trumping a daily average of only 155,650. HOMS is an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief, and security solutions to government and commercial customers.

Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. (OTCBB: SLGLF) traded in 18.7 million shares before midday Thursday, catching up to a full-day average of 19.3 million. Prices for the stock suffered, though, by 20.8 percent to 38-100ths of a cent. Vancouver-based SLGLF is an exploration-stage enterprise focused on the exploration of gold properties with some past production.

Greenshift Corp. (OTCBB: GERS) saw its share prices cut in half to one-100th of a cent. Volume for the stock was 1.2 million shares, way behind its daily average of 64.1 million.