bear raid
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukusapracticethat is usuallyillegalofsellinga lot ofsharesin acompanyin anattempttoforcethesharepricedown:
Shares in thecompanyhave beensubjectto anaggressivebearraidoverrecentweeks.
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bear raid
The only rational purpose of such a trade would be an attempt to manipulate the market in a strategy called abearraid.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Abearraidcan be done by spreading negative rumors about the target firm, which puts downward pressure on the share price.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The drive in the market had been principally directed against its securities, and after vainly endeavoring to check thebearraid, it had been compelled to declare itself bankrupt.
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Market manipulation is possible on a large scale, particular examples being ramping and bear raids.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Attempts to corner stocks were made that would cause the price to go up, and bear raids could cause the price to collapse downward.
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