Short Selling Abuses Law and Legal Definition
Short selling abuse is a type of securities fraud which drives down stock prices. In this type of fraudulent practice stock is sold without being borrowed and without any intent to borrow. In short-selling stock false information is spread about stock thus reducing the value of the stock.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abuses of Governmental Power Identified Under “Watergate”
- Blind Selling
- Bonus to Selling Agent (BTSA)
- Dry Short Tons of Byproduct Material [Energy]
- Escrow Shortage
- Federal-Related Dry Short Tons of Byproduct Material
- Frontier Health Professional Shortage Area
- Going Short
- Health Professional(s) Shortage Area
- Interest Short
