Price Manipulation by Intermediaries


Imisiker S., ÖZCAN R., Tas B. K. O.

EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE, cilt.51, sa.4, ss.788-797, 2015 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/1540496x.2015.1046349
  • Dergi Adı: EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.788-797
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study, we investigate two main research questions using unique individual trade level data from the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE; renamed Borsa Istanbul in January 2013): (1) Do brokers conduct manipulative trades in the ISE? (2) Do these brokers gain returns from their manipulative behavior? We examine the trade-based pump-and-dump price manipulation scheme. Using the complete intraday trading history of stocks listed on the ISE over the 2003-6 period, we find that a significant percent of the trades conducted by brokers can be identified as consistent with the pump-and-dump price manipulation scheme, and brokers that conduct more pump-and-dump trades earn marginally higher profits.