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painting the tape

The illegal practice in which traders buy and sell a specific security among themselves, creating the illusion of high trading volume and significant investor interest, which can attract unsuspecting investors who might then buy the stock and enable the traders to profit.

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  1. Painting The Tape | Investopedia
    An illegal action by a group of market manipulators buying and/or selling a security among themselves to create artificial trading activity, which, when reported ...
     
  2. What's Wrong With Painting the Tape? - SmartMoney.com
    Sep 15, 2011 ... Buying and selling shares shouldn't be treated as a criminal act -- regardless of an investor's intent.
     
  3. Definition of "Paint the Tape"
    Painting the tape is the illegal practice of making a sale for the explicit purpose of changing the stock price. A fund manager might, for example, buy 100 shares ...
     
  4. What is painting the tape? definition and meaning
    Definition of painting the tape: The illegal practice in which traders buy and sell a specific security among themselves, creating the illusion of high trading volume ...
     
  5. Market manipulation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    In the US, this activity is usually referred to as painting the tape. Runs may also occur when trader(s) are attempting to drive the price of a certain share down, ...
     
  6. Painting the Tape - Financial Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
    Illegal practice by traders who manipulate the market by buying and selling a security to create the illusion of high trading activity and to attract other traders who ...
     
  7. ALERT: CNBC Accuses Morgan Stanley of Painting The Tape!
    Bix Weir Printer-Friendly Format. Very few things shock me these days in our rigged markets but this one is a stunning revelation that was openly discussed on ...
     
  8. Painting the tape Definition - NASDAQ.com
    Painting the tape: read the definition of Painting the tape and 8000+ other financial and investing terms in the NASDAQ.com Financial Glossary.