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What is Free Riding?

Definition of Free Riding

A forbidden practice in which the member of an underwriting syndicate retains a portion of an initial public offering (IPO) and resells the securities at a higher price determined by the market at a later time.Also forbidden is a brokerage customer's rapid buying and selling of a security without putting up money for the purchase.
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