Pump and Dump

Pump and Dump - Pump and, dump is the intentional inflating of stock in either a bogus product or one that in no way lives up to the expectation. Coercing individuals and, other corporations to invest drives the stock price higher and, higher. Ultimately when this particular type of stock reaches a certain plateau the mechanics fall into place to sell and, sell big by a few individuals, at a stretch bordering on insider trading. As the build up or, increase of stock soars, the triggers put into place now sell, leaving many of those who unknowingly invested high and, dry with worthless stock. Quadruple Witching Hour - The Quadruple witching hour by definition is a referral to the final Friday of each of the four consecutive quarters (March, June, September and, December) of any given year. Four times a year the stock futures and, market index options, stock options and, market index futures all come to a cutoff point. This is done systematically to be able to analyze the growth patterns or growth failures of any given stock of companies investing in the stock market. This is a smoothly run systematic operation that occurs within the final hour of trading, between three and, four in the afternoon.