Quote from dac8555:
manuipulated is a tough word....but basically, in regards to equities...yes...there are a million reasons to do it too. Most of it starts with investment banking...gotta raise the money for the stock to go public. then the underwriter has to highly rate the stock in order for it to be profitable. add to that that "short" is a 4 letter word....and you have the beginnings of a long line of upward pushing. Ever heard one of the talking heads on bloomberg or CNN say "we highly reccomend you short this stock"? i havent.
manipulation....gosh, sounds like RFX...per IPO
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