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Market Manipulation
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Investigation Counsel
Calgary Man Fined $105,000 and Banned From Trading for Eight Years Over Stock Manipulation
The Alberta Securities Commission has sanctioned former Softlab9 director Alnoor Fatehali Nathoo after he admitted to manipulating share prices and failing to disclose securities transactions as required by law. The…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Market Manipulation Damages
By Renholding
A growing case law is recognizing private damages claims for market manipulation such as spoofing. A spoofer places orders for an asset while intending to cancel the orders before they…
The D&O Diary
Datavault AI Hit with Market-Manipulation-Related Securities Suit
By Sarah Abrams
The D&O Diary has been closely following the rise in securities class actions filed in 2026 stemming from alleged market manipulation. A recently filed securities class action lawsuit against Datavault…
The D&O Diary
New Market Manipulation-Related Securities Suit Filed Against Ryde Group
By Sarah Abrams
As we have detailed in prior posts (most recently here), one of the key securities class action litigation filing trends this year has been the emergence of a host of…
Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report
CFTC Issues Staff Advisory on Prediction Market Contracts Tied to Individual Conduct
On September 22, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight (DMO) issued CFTC Staff Advisory No. 26-27, providing the agency's most detailed guidance to date on a…
Free Writings + Perspectives
CFTC Issues Staff Advisory Flagging Manipulation Concerns in “Mention Markets”
On September 22, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), through its Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”), issued a staff advisory (the “Staff Advisory”) addressing the listing and trading of…
The D&O Diary
Short Squeeze Lawsuit Filed Against Pentwater Capital
By Sarah Abrams
Over the past year, market-manipulation lawsuits have become a growing feature of the securities litigation landscape, with plaintiffs targeting alleged spoofing, short-selling, pump-and-dump schemes, and other trading-related misconduct. The latest…
The D&O Diary
Pump-and-Dump Securities Suit Adds to Growing Market Manipulation Litigation Trend
By Sarah Abrams
D&O Diary readers are aware of a growing trend over the past year: an increasing number of securities class actions arising from alleged market manipulation involving low-float public companies. These…
Indian Society for Legal Research Blog Series
Regulating AI-Driven Securities Manipulation under India’s PFUTP Framework
Introduction The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence in securities markets has transformed how trades are executed, but this shift has also led to the rise of automated market manipulation. This…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: The Selling Of The President’s Twits
Much has been made of people in the military, White House, and even the guy running the teleprompter making a quick buck off their inside knowledge in the prediction markets.…