A fraudulent form of market manipulation in which a person buys shares immediately before recommending the shares to others, thus driving the price up
Scalping is the act of removing the scalp, usually with the hair, as a portable proof or trophy of prowess in war. The practice has been known in Europe, Asia and Africa. Scalping is also associated with frontier warfare in North America, and was practiced by Native Americans and white colonists and frontiersmen over centuries of violent conflict
The practice of trading in and out of the market on very small price fluctuations A person who engages in this practice is known as a scalper
This is a method of removing dead grass from Bermuda and Zoysia lawns It is accomplished by mowing the grasses using a very low setting on the mower blades
{i} act of cutting off the scalp of an enemy; act of buying and selling stocks quickly in order to earn quick profits; act of selling tickets at an inflated price (Slang)
Removal of all or part of the scalp, with hair attached, from an enemy's head. It is best known as a practice of North American Indian warfare. At first confined to eastern tribes, it spread as a result of bounties offered by the French, English, Dutch, and Spanish for the scalps of enemy Indians and sometimes of enemy whites. Many American frontiersmen and soldiers adopted the custom. Among Plains Indians, scalps were taken for war honours, usually from dead enemies, although some warriors preferred a live victim. The operation was not necessarily fatal, and some victims were released alive
Site preparation method which exposes favourable mineral soil for tree seedlings to be planted in
For floor traders, the practice of trading in and out of contracts throughout the trading day in hopes of making a series of small profits
site preparation method which exposes favorable mineral soil for tree seedlings to be planted in
the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy" remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped" sell illegally, as on the black market
To trade on the market for small gains Scalping normally involves buying and selling a position quickly, usually within the same day, hour or even a few minutes
If someone scalps tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value. He was trying to pick up some cash scalping tickets
To trade for small gains Scalping normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within the same day, hour or even just a few minutes