In the context of general equities, attempt by investors to move the price of a stock opportunistically by selling large numbers of shares short. The investors pocket the difference between the initial price and the new, lower price after this maneuver. This technique is illegal under SEC rules, which stipulate that every short sale must be on an uptick. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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An attempt to push down the price of a security, usually by short selling.
► See also Short.
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bear raid UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
► a practice that is usually illegal of selling a lot of shares in a company in an attempt to force the share price down: »
Shares in the company have been subject to an aggressive bear raid over recent weeks.
Financial and business terms. 2012.