pump-and-dump scheme
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the terms 'pump', meaning to inflate, and 'dump', meaning to discard or get rid of. The term originated in the stock market to describe a specific type of fraudulent activity.
مثال
- The authorities are investigating a possible pump-and-dump scheme involving the company's shares.
- Many inexperienced investors fall victim to pump-and-dump schemes.
- The pump-and-dump scheme resulted in millions of dollars in losses for investors.
ترکیبهای رایج
Investigate a pump-and-dump scheme Perpetrate a pump-and-dump scheme Fall victim to a pump-and-dump scheme Expose a pump-and-dump scheme
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises