When an investor who owns shares of a company's stock posts notices online-in chat rooms, on Web pages, on blogs, and elsewhere-that indicate that the value of the stocks will increase, then such an act is known as:

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The act of posting notices online to promote the value of a stock is known as touting. Touting is an illegal practice and is considered a form of securities fraud. It is meant to deceive investors into purchasing the stock based on false or misleading information. Cyber squatting refers to the practice of registering domain names with the intention of reselling them for a profit. Churning is the excessive buying and selling of securities in a client's account by a broker to generate commissions. Insider trading is the buying or selling of a company's securities by someone who has access to non-public information that could affect the price of the security.

When an Investor Who Owns Shares of a Company's Stock