Securities fraud

Securities fraud is deception in connection with the purchase or sale of a security. Market manipulation is one species of it; insider trading is another; ordinary lying in a prospectus is a third.

law and enforcement · updated 2026-09-08

See also

• Market manipulation — Market manipulation is conduct that interferes with the honest formation of a price — through fake orders, coordinated trades, fal…
• Rule 10b-5 — Rule 10b-5 is the SEC's general antifraud rule, adopted under Exchange Act section 10(b). It prohibits any device, scheme or artif…

Terms that refer here

Blue sky laws · Market manipulation · Ponzi scheme

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