noun
market manipulation; market rigging
Financial term for illegal or unethical interference with market prices, such as wash trading or spreading false rumors.
相場操縦は金融商品取引法で禁止されている。
Market manipulation is prohibited under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
彼は相場操縦の疑いで逮捕された。
He was arrested on suspicion of market manipulation.
Insider trading involves using non-public information, while 相場操縦 refers to artificially influencing market prices through actions like spreading false information or conducting sham transactions.
Compound of 相場 (market price) and 操縦 (manipulation, control). The term is a direct combination of these elements, reflecting its meaning in financial contexts.