3.1.13 Market Manipulation
This activity is a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the securities market and create artificial, false, or misleading appearances with respect to the price of or market for a security. In the U.S., market manipulation is prohibited under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. An example of manipulation is matched orders, which is when simultaneous buy and sell orders are placed through different brokers. The matched orders cancel each other out but give the perception, because of the higher vo