infospace-bench/infospaces/lefevre-reminiscences-of-a-stock-operator/artifacts/entities/entity-title-dollar-manipulation.md

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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