Pump and Dump
An unlawful practice where a small group of informed people buy a stock before they recommend it to thousands of investors. The result is a quick spike in stock price followed by an equally fast downfall. The perpetrators who bought the stock early sell off when the price peaks at a huge profit. Small companies are more volatile and it’s easier to manipulate a stock when there’s little or no information available about the company.
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