scalping

noun — 3 senses

scalping

noun

Etymology From scalp (noun) + -ing.

The action by which someone is scalped.

Business, Finance A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up.

Business, Finance A legitimate method of arbitrage of small price gaps created by the bid-ask spread.

Derived terms: antiscalping

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