👉 Mountebankism is a type of financial fraud where an individual or group uses their knowledge and resources to manipulate the price of stocks, bonds, or other securities in order to profit from the market's fluctuations. This can include buying and selling shares at different times, manipulating news stories that support or contradict the stock's performance, or using insider information to influence the prices of securities. Mountebankism is often associated with high-frequency trading, which involves buying and selling stocks or other securities in very
