Modern threats and security of the securities market
The article presents an overview of the main modern threats to the security of the world securities market. The review also includes the directions of securities market protection. Issues of market security are considered in different segments. The directions of solving the issues on these segments are shown. The list of subjects of the market, which play a significant role in ensuring security in the securities market and protection of their interests in this area, is considered. The main threats to the security of the market in Russia and other countries, such as the use and trade of insider information and market manipulation, are analyzed in more detail. The text lists the main types of transactions involving manipulation and illegal trading in securities. The list includes the motives of manipulators and the main facts testifying to the possible manipulation of securities trading in market transactions. There are many examples from around the world of combating the misuse of non-public information in the securities market and, as a result, the Russian and foreign experience of such cases was reviewed. At the end of the review, the main conclusions about the required securities market security system were drawn.