scalping
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Definitions from Case Law
From 375 U.S. 180 - Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc. · 1963Most cited · 1,802 citing opinions
a practice of purchasing shares of a security for his own account shortly before recommending that security for long-term investment and then immediately selling the shares at a profit upon the rise in the market price following the recommendation