market abuse

noun

1. (in Britain) a statutory offence which covers insider trading and stockmarket manipulation

Example Sentences

He added the absence of any infringement decisions under EU or UK competition law meant it would be down to the claimant to prove the market abuse it was alleging was actually taking place.

From BBC

Daniel Hawke, a partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter and a former director of the S.E.C.’s market abuse unit, said the fake post had all the hallmarks of an attempt to “manipulate the crypto markets.”

From New York Times

“They usually lead to bigger companies trying to monopolize certain routes and regions. Monopolies or duopolies in turn usually lead to market abuse, price gouging and deteriorating quality of services.”

From Seattle Times

Sarah Pritchard, executive director for markets at Britain's Financial Conduct Authority, told delegates at its annual meeting this month its supervisory guidelines underlined a focus on market abuse and the mechanisms used to facilitate such activities.

From Reuters

"When we look at the margins on the retail and wholesale side, we see some cause of concern in terms of how they're developing," Martin Mandorff, head of market abuse at the competition authority, told Reuters.

From Reuters