On the stock exchange, in general, the attempt by a single large market participant or a group of market participants joining together for this purpose to buy up all available pieces of a class – especially: commodity, share. The aim is to drive up the price in order to be able to dictate the price to the buyers (acquiring such relative control of a commodity or share that its price can be manipulated. – In particular, the term for a situation on the stock exchange in which short sales of shares – more rarely also said of commodities and precious metals – by bearers considerably exceed the stock of the supply available on the market. Baissiers may have to buy the securities needed to fulfill their contracts at inflated prices. – See agiotage, supervision, European, regulators, bear raid, bull raid, Citigroupmanipulation, trades, collusive, field hockey stick bid, price manipulation, short selling, market manipulation, speculation.
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