bear raid
1Bear raid — A situation in which large traders sell positions with the intention of driving prices down. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * bear raid bear raid ➔ raid * * * An attempt to push down the price of a security, usually by short selling …
2bear raid — In the context of general equities, attempt by investors to move the price of a stock opportunistically by selling large numbers of shares short. The investors pocket the difference between the initial price and the new, lower price after this… …
3Bear raid — A bear raid is a type of stock market strategy, where a trader (or group of traders) attempts to force down the price of a stock to cover a short position. This can be done by spreading negative rumors about the target firm, which puts downward… …
4Bear Raid — The illegal practice of attempting to push the price of a stock lower by taking large short positions and spreading unfavorable rumors about the target firm. In a bear raid, the manipulators profit on the difference between the original stock… …
5bear raid — noun Etymology: bear (I) : concerted selling of securities usually by short sellers to force down prices …
6bear raid — / beə reɪd/ noun selling large numbers of shares to try to bring down prices …
7raid — [reɪd] noun [countable] FINANCE an occasion when someone suddenly buys a lot of shares in a company, usually as part of an attempt to take control of it: raid on • In a successful raid on Emhart Corp., the Fisher Getty partnership earned a $50… …
8raid — Synonyms and related words: air attack, air raid, air strike, assault, attack, banditry, bear raid, blitz, board, boarding, brigandage, brigandism, bull raid, bust, corner, corner in, depredate, depredation, descend upon, despoil, despoiling,… …
9bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… …
10bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… …
