# Entity Title: Dollar Manipulation  
## Definition  
The practice of manipulating stock prices to extract profits from the market, often at the expense of average investors.  
## Category  
error  
## Context  
It underscores the dangers of participating in manipulative market practices without adequate knowledge.  
## Source Evidence  
"Their brokers in New York ran up the price to 108. Of course it fell right back, but Henry and a lot of others were wiped out."  

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