Meanings
nountape painting (uncountable)
- uncountableThe practice by one or more traders of buying and selling the same financial instruments in order to create artificial market activity, making the instruments appear in demand; wash trading.
Synonyms: painting the tape, wash trading
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice by one or more traders of buying and selling the same financial instruments in order to create artificial market activity, making the instruments appear in demand; wash trading.
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tape painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20painting
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“tape painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20painting. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tape painting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tape%20painting.
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