Which of the following was NOT a feature in the three manipulation stories (Great Western,Hunt brothers,Salomon)involving forwards or futures markets?

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In all three manipulation stories, there were shorts generated in a futures or forward market, shorts were cornered because the manipulators took significant control of the deliverable supply, deliverable supply could not be increased without incurring significant additional costs, and shorts were forced to pay high prices when they tried to buy the underlying commodity from the manipulator. However, in none of the stories did the regulators break the squeeze by ordering producers to increase their supply, making E the correct answer.

Which of the Following Was NOT a Feature in the Three