Interesting new regs
"Market manipulation rules by the SEC fall within sections 9 and 10 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, which prohibits manipulation of security prices and regulates the use of manipulative and deceptive devices."SEC Rule 10b-5,
What Is Rule 10b-5?
Rule 10b-5 is a regulation created under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that targets securities fraud. This rule makes it illegal for anybody to directly or indirectly use any measure to defraud, make false statements, omit relevant information, or otherwise conduct business operations that would deceive another person in the process of conducting transactions involving stock and other securities.
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Code of Federal Regulations. “§ 240.10b-5 Employment of Manipulative and Deceptive Devices.”