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Ethical and Professional Standards

Standard II(B) Market Manipulation

A fund manager buys a large block of a thinly traded stock shortly before month-end solely to move the closing price above a level that increases the fund's reported performance fee. The fund plans to sell the position the next morning. The conduct is best described as:

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