The Mechanics and Regulation of Market Abuse: A Legal and Economic Analysis

This book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of market manipulation and insider dealing, together comprising the offence of market abuse. It examines the mechanics of market abuse and the means for its perpetration in modern financial markets, providing a critical analysis of the legal and regulatory framework for dealing with market abuse in the UK, and of the emerging EU regime. In this context, it evaluates the potential deterrent benefits of civil law remedies.