Corner squeeze distinction

A corner is deliberate control of supply combined with a derivative position; a squeeze is the resulting price condition, which can also arise by accident. Conflating the two treats every sharp rally in a tight market as misconduct.

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Where does corner squeeze distinction come up?

This term is used in the following manipulation techniques, each explained in full on its own page.

• Cornering — Cornering is acquiring control of the deliverable supply of an asset while holding a large long derivative position in it, so that short sellers cannot obtain the asset and must settle on the cornerer's terms.
• Engineered short squeeze — An engineered short squeeze is deliberately acquiring the tradable supply of a security and withdrawing it from the lending market, so that short sellers who must cover cannot find stock and are forced to buy at the engineer's price.

Enforcement actions involving these techniques

See also

• Corner — A corner is control of enough of the deliverable supply of an asset, together with a long derivative position in it, that short se…
• Squeeze — A squeeze is any situation in which participants who must buy — to close a short, to make delivery, or to meet a margin call — fac…

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