Manipulation

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Concept of Manipulation in Futures Trading

In this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Manipulation: Any planned operation, transaction, or practice that causes or maintains an artificial price. Specific types include corners and squeezes as well as unusually large purchases or sales of a commodity or security in a short period of time in order to distort prices, and putting out false information in order to distort prices.