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Three top financial figures were found guilty of share manipulation.
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manipulation — Dealing in a security to create a false appearance of active trading, in order to bring in more traders. Illegal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * manipulation ma‧nip‧u‧la‧tion [məˌnɪpjˈleɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] when someone… … Financial and business terms
Manipulation — The act of artificially inflating or deflating the price of a security. In most cases, manipulation is illegal. It is much easier to manipulate the share price of smaller companies, such as penny stocks, because they are not as closely watched by … Investment dictionary
stock manipulation — ➔ manipulation * * * stock manipulation UK US noun [U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► SHARE MANIPULATION(Cf. ↑share manipulation) … Financial and business terms
Market manipulation — describes a deliberate attempt to interfere with the free and fair operation of the market and create artificial, false or misleading appearances with respect to the price of, or market for, a security, commodity or currency.[1] Market… … Wikipedia
Voting share — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond … Wikipedia
Earnings Per Share - EPS — The portion of a company s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. Earnings per share serves as an indicator of a company s profitability. Calculated as: When calculating, it is more accurate to use a weighted average number… … Investment dictionary
earnings per share — EPS *Net income accruing to a corporation’s stockholders, expressed in terms of individual shares of ownership. The earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income by *common stock. In practice, this basic calculation can require… … Auditor's dictionary
Securities and Exchange Commission (Nigeria) — Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria Formation 1979 Purpose/focus Regulate the capital market Official languages English … Wikipedia
Arunma Oteh — became Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Nigeria in January 2010. In this position she is responsible for regulation of Nigeria s capital markets, including the Nigerian Stock Exchange.[1] Contents 1 Background 2 … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
