Wash trading
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Conduct risk - financial markets.
Wash trades are a form of market abuse involving fictitious transactions used to give a false impression of price or market activity.
- Typical wash trade
- "A typical wash trade involves a purchase and sale of securities that match in price, size and time of execution, and which involves no change in beneficial ownership or transfer of risk."
- The Treasurer magazine, September/October 2017, p36-37 - Gerry Harvey, chief executive of the FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB).
- Wash trading and cryptocurrencies
- "In recent years, wash trading has infiltrated the cryptocurrency space as well. The desire to give the impression of popularity and high trading volumes is clear: there are thousands of cryptocurrency tokens available throughout the world, and most have a difficult time distinguishing themselves. But even the most popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, experience wash trading.
- Cryptocurrencies are particularly vulnerable to pump-and-dump schemes, in which a combination of inflated trading volumes and strong publicity or recommendations from insiders artificially boosts a token's value, allowing certain holders to sell at a massive profit while interest is high."
- Investopedia - December 2022.
