| Nimeke: | Kursmanipulation på värdepappersmarknaden |
| Tekijä: | Knuts, Mårten |
| Muu tekijä: | Helsingin yliopisto, oikeustieteellinen tiedekunta Helsingfors universitet, juridiska fakulteten University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law |
| Päiväys: | 2010-03-27 |
| Taso: | Väitöskirja (monografia) |
| Tiivistelmä: | MARKET MANIPULATION IN THE SECURITIES MARKETS
The Finnish legal regime against market manipulation, included in the Finnish Securities Market Act, Chapter 5, Section 12, prohibits two systematically diver¬gent types of market manipulation: information-based manipulation, concerning the dissemination of false or misleading information, and market power-based manipulation, concerning other means of price distortion. This dissertation interprets the legal notion of market manipulation itself. It argues that a methodical interpretation as suggested in the thesis must be carried out in order to enhance investor protection, whilst guaranteeing the protection of the rule of law. Part One of the dissertation explores the theoretical backdrop of the regime against market manipulation by analysing the optimal utilisation of empirical facts within the normative framework of legal interpretation. Part Two of the dissertation compares the various competing methods of legal interpretation prevailing in legal contexts that are relevant to market manipulation. By assessing case law from the Finnish Supreme Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice, three competing methods of legal interpretation are presented. Based on this analysis, a method sui generis is developed as a synthesis of the methods analysed, drawing from the theoretical framework established in Part One. Part Three of the dissertation analyses the concrete legal questions arising in relation to the prohibition against market manipulation by applying the method of legal interpretation constructed above. Various trading techniques and frequently appearing market activities are presented with a view to pinpointing the key legal assessments necessary for determining whether such market activities fall under the prohibition against market manipulation or not. Information-based manipulation and market power-based manipulation are equally addressed, as actual forms of conduct, such as scalping, short selling, wash sales, matched orders, circular trades, marking the close, painting the tape, parking, warehousing, pumping and dumping, trashing and cashing, cornering, and squeezing are analysed. The purpose of this dissertation is to provide interpretative support for the le¬gal analysis of market manipulation. An interpretation which takes into account the methodical analysis presented in the thesis will enhance investor protection by guaranteeing the fair functioning of the securities markets, whilst simultaneously improving the protection of the rule of law. |
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