Market manipulation: Prohibition on transactions and information designed to artificially distort securities prices and induce trades. The regulations prohibit fraudulent dealing in securities and comprehensively forbid market manipulation, including transactions designed to artificially move prices, create false trading appearances, non genuine transactions and inducements to affect market prices. They bar dissemination of materially misleading statements made recklessly or knowingly that could induce trades, and proscribe unfair trade practices such as client order front running, unjustified delays in transfer or dispatch of securities, record falsification and agency price manipulation. The Board may investigate, compel production of records and statements, and issue directions or seek suspension or cancellation of intermediary registration to secure compliance.