RIGGING THE MARKET

rigging the market.The practice of artificially inflating stock prices, by a series of bids, so

that the demand for those stocks appears to be high and investors will therefore be enticed into

buying the stocks. See MANIPULATION. [Cases: Securities Regulation 60.25. C.J.S. Securities

Regulation §§ 214, 226–227.] [Blacks Law 8th]