| Circular Trading |
 A fraudulent trading scheme where sell orders are entered by a broker who knows that offsetting buy orders, the same number of shares at the same time and at the same price, either have been or will be entered.
|

These trades do not represent a real change in the beneficial ownership of the security.
|

Investment Scams Tutorial - To bamboozle someone out of their money is an age-old ruse. Learn about some of the gimmicks modern-day swindlers use and avoid becoming a statistic. |
|
Related Terms
 |
|