The Impact of Manipulation in Internet Stock Message Boards

• Main Authors: Delort, S Jean-Yves, Arunasalam, Bavani, Leung, Henry, Milosavljevic, Maria
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/25029/1/IJBF%208%204%202011%201%2018.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/25029/; http://ijbf.uum.edu.my/index.php/previous-issues/144-the-international-journal-of-banking-and-finance-ijbf-vol-8-no-4-dec-2011
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Internet message boards are often used to spread information in order to manipulate financial markets. Although this hypothesis is supported by many cases reported in the literature and in the media, the real impact of manipulation in online forums on financial markets remains an open question. This...