Investment dictionary

PAINTING THE TAPE

Painting The Tape: translation

An illegal action by a group of market manipulators buying and/or selling a security among themselves to create artificial trading activity, which, when reported on the ticker tape, lures in unsuspecting investors as they perceive an unusual volume.

After causing a movement in the security, the manipulators hope to sell at a profit.

  1. painting the tape—painting the tape translation Illegal practice by traders who manipulate the market by buying and selling a security to create the illusion of high trading activity and t...Financial and business terms
  2. painting the tape—бирж.искусственное раздувание активности с ценными бумагами с целью их частого появления на дисплее [на тикерной ленте]...Англо-русский словарь по экономике
  3. painting the tape—бирж. раскрашивание лентыu а амер. незаконная практика проведения фиктивных операций для стимулирования активной торговли и привлечения интереса участников рынка к опреде...Англо-русский экономический словарь