# Corner (also used in German, but with different meanings)

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## Definition

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. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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