Market Manipulation: In recent years, there has been growing concern about market manipulation by powerful institutions and individuals. High-frequency trading algorithms, dark pools, and rumors of coordinated efforts to manipulate stock prices have fueled suspicions that the playing field is not level for retail investors. The GameStop short squeeze of 2021, where a group of retail traders banded together to drive up the stock price of a struggling company, brought these concerns to the forefront of public consciousness. While regulatory bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are tasked with policing market manipulation, critics argue that they are often ineffective due to regulatory capture and conflicts of interest.
Market Manipulation Conspiracy
