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A trader places a large buy order at $50.05 and simultaneously places several smaller sell orders at $50.10, $50.12, and $50.15 that they have no intention of filling.
If the goal is to induce other traders to buy at $50.10 before the trader cancels their sell orders, this practice is classified as:
- Front-Running.
- Quote Stuffing.
- Layering.
- Spoofing.
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