Atome6 Jan 2026 16:15
Yes, two or more market makers (MMs) can collude to manipulate a stock's price, using tactics like coordinated spoofing, wash trading, bear raids, or exploiting cross-market opportunities, especially in less liquid stocks, to create artificial price movements for profit, which is illegal market manipulation. Regulators actively monitor for these patterns, such as matched orders or abnormal volume, to detect such schemes.
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