Market Manipulation

Extracted Attributes

• Methods

  Spreading misleading information, executing misleading trades, or manipulating quotes and prices

• Definition

  Intentional alteration of a security's supply or demand to influence its price

• Spans Markets

  Commodities, securities, crypto, FinTech, agricultural commodities, derivatives, swaps, currencies, energy, credit, interest rates

• Legality Status

  Prohibited in most countries

• Prohibited in Israel

  Section 54(a) of the Securities Act of 1968

• Prohibited in Australia

  Section 1041A of the Corporations Act 2001

• Prohibited in European Union

  Article 12 of the Market Abuse Regulation

• Prohibited in United States (Securities)

  Section 9(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

• Prohibited in United States (Wholesale Electricity)

  Section 222 of the Federal Power Act

• Prohibited in United States (Wholesale Natural Gas)

  Section 4A of the Natural Gas Act

Timeline

• The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is enacted in the United States, prohibiting market manipulation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1934-00-00

• The Federal Power Act is enacted, prohibiting market manipulation in wholesale electricity markets in the US. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1935-00-00

• The Natural Gas Act is enacted, prohibiting market manipulation in wholesale natural gas markets in the US. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1938-00-00

• The Securities Act of 1968 is enacted in Israel, prohibiting market manipulation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1968-00-00

• The Corporations Act 2001 is enacted in Australia, prohibiting market manipulation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2001-00-00

• The Market Abuse Regulation comes into effect in the European Union, prohibiting market manipulation. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-07-03

• The "All-In Podcast" discusses whether the resurgence of meme stocks, driven by Keith Gill's investment in GameStop, constitutes market manipulation, ultimately concluding it is a new form of social media-driven hype rather than illegal activity. (Source: related_documents)

  2024-00-00

Market manipulation

In economics and finance, market manipulation occurs when someone intentionally alters the supply or demand of a security to influence its price. This can involve spreading misleading information, executing misleading trades, or manipulating quotes and prices. Market manipulation is prohibited in most countries, in particular, it is prohibited in the United States under Section 9(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in the European Union under Article 12 of the Market Abuse Regulation, in Australia under Section 1041A of the Corporations Act 2001, and in Israel under Section 54(a) of the securities act of 1968. In the US, market manipulation is also prohibited for wholesale electricity markets under Section 222 of the Federal Power Act and wholesale natural gas markets under Section 4A of the Natural Gas Act.

Web Search Results

• Market Manipulation - Investor.gov

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• Identifying market manipulation: 5 practical examples - Trapets

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• Market Manipulation Developments - American Bar Association

  * Market manipulation spans commodities, securities, crypto, and FinTech. Contemporary regulatory programs have been initiated to confront systemic manipulation across multiple markets, including agricultural commodities, securities, derivatives, swaps, currencies, energy, credit, and interest rates. The survey then focuses on common manipulative schemes, the impact of financial technology, cybersecurity measures, and notable case studies. In 2023–2024, the White House, Commerce Department, SEC, and FRB issued significant cybersecurity policy guidance, which will impact market manipulation. Second, it urges long-term cybersecurity investment that would deter market manipulation, as it provides guidance on: (i) critical infrastructure focus (financial markets, communications networks), (ii) ransomware, (iii) supply-chain exploitation, (iv) commercial spyware, and (v) AI. The DoJ achieved its first commodities manipulation criminal conviction involving open-market trades in the Mango crypto case.

• High-impact market manipulation tactics in the U.S.: Red flags for ...

  # High-impact market manipulation tactics in the U.S.: Red flags for modern surveillance teams In this article, we examine modern examples of market manipulation, the red flags compliance teams need to recognize, and why legacy tools no longer meet today’s regulatory demands for speed, intelligence, and accountability. Regulators expect firms to be context-aware, to operate in real time, and to use dynamic detection models that can identify examples of market manipulation across fragmented markets. Modern market manipulation is faster, more complex, and often nearly indistinguishable from legitimate trading, unless your surveillance system can keep up. ### eflow launches trade surveillance Sandbox functionality to help compliance teams cope with rise in market volatility

• 6 Types of Market Abuse | SIX

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