Financial firms should be on the lookout for potential market manipulation as the spike in volatility and volumes driven by coronavirus concerns could embolden traders with bad intentions looking to “hide amongst the noise,” Nasdaq Inc said on Friday. The U.S. stock market is on course for its worst month in three decades as fears of the severity of the pandemic have led to a massive sell-off, with the S&P 500 losing nearly 30%, or more than $8 trillion, in value since hitting a record closing high on Feb. 19. As volumes spike, so do the number of …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
