Can SI Members Really Manipulate Stocks?

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Can SI Members Really Manipulate Stocks?

An SI Board Since July 1998

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Emcee: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

According to the SEC:
While the Internet has many benefits, a small group of thieves is trying to hijack unsuspecting investors on the information superhighway...
sec.gov

According to a recent article in the WSJ:
The on-line war of words... also highlights the risks for investors at the dangerous juncture of small-stock investing and the Internet: This new medium has made it far easier for adventurous stock pickers to compare notes. But it also helps wrongdoers spread misinformation to pump up the price of a thinly traded stock they hold -- or drive down one they have sold short.

According to Jill McKinney, SI's Webmistress:
The major part of our administration day is spent dealing with complaints from members, most of them from the 'Under $5' stock threads, who are upset about Bashers posting on their threads. techstocks.com

-- Can what we say here on SI really affect the price of stocks?
-- If so, is this true for just penny stocks, or all stocks?
-- Do companies really pay attention to what is said on their respective SI threads?
-- Has SI leveled the playing field for small investors, or has the net allowed manipulation to proliferate to a wider audience?
-- What role, if any, should the SEC play as regards sites like SI?

- Jeff

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461	richard, Some weren't just bad they were CRAZYYYYY!!! John Emshwiller wrote	John Sladek	-	7/12/2008
460	I've often thought about it possible happening. I haven't reached my fu	richardred	-	4/28/2008
459	I've often thought about it possible happening. I haven't reached my fu	richardred	-	4/28/2008
458	Well, some of them have been pretty adept at promoting scams. And if you count i	Jeffrey S. Mitchell	-	12/2/2006
457	<i>Can SI Members Really Manipulate Stocks?</i> Not lately.	Tom C	-	12/2/2006
456	...	KLP	-	9/7/2004
455	From the Wall Street Journal Online: REAL TIME By TIM HANRAHAN AND JASON FRY	Arcane Lore	-	1/27/2003
454	From the WSJ online: Enron Lives as Penny Stock Some Optimists Carry a Torch	Arcane Lore	-	11/27/2002
453	From the SEC site: <i>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Rele	Arcane Lore	-	10/7/2002
452	Message 17877725	Arcane Lore	-	8/14/2002
451	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 17540 / June 5, 2002	Arcane Lore	-	6/6/2002
450	Message 16235252 Message 16236790 ragingbull.lycos.com	Arcane Lore	-	8/20/2001
449	From the SEC Digest: SEC SETTLES SECURITIES FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST FRED MOLDOFSK	Arcane Lore	-	8/8/2001
448	From today's SEC Digest: SEC CHARGES IVES HEALTH COMPANY, INC., TWO OFFICER	Arcane Lore	-	7/31/2001
447	I noticed it. <b>or</b&g	Graystone	-	6/28/2001
446	I noticed it. <b>or</b&g	Graystone	-	6/28/2001
445	Hi Graystone, First things first... Nice trip 4s grub, and you didn't even	EL KABONG!!!	-	6/28/2001
444	You should give Mr. Asser a lesson in decorum. <g> <b>or&l	Graystone	-	6/28/2001
443	From today's SEC Digest: JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST BROTHERS WHO OPERATED MOM	Arcane Lore	-	6/27/2001
442	In the interest of accuracy, it should be noted that the SEC issued a correction	Arcane Lore	-	4/1/2001
441	bill, Here's the thread... It's fairly up to date on the news stories a	EL KABONG!!!	-	4/1/2001
440	I'm trying to track down information on an item I saw some time ago about a	bill	-	4/1/2001
439	SEC SUES SEAN ST. HEART FOR INTERNET FRAUD On March 29, the Commission filed a	Arcane Lore	-	3/29/2001
438	From today's SEC Digest: THREE SETTLE SEC CHARGES IN NEI WEBWORLD INTERNET	Arcane Lore	-	1/23/2001
437	<i>On the Internet, no one knows you're a dog.</i> Lebed's	Jeffrey S. Mitchell	-	9/20/2000

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