1. It is prohibited for any Person, whether acting individually, in collusion, or in participation with others, to undertake the following: a. Trading in a Security or Foreign Security for the purpose of misleading or deceiving investors, creating the appearance of an active market therein, controlling or influencing its price—whether upwards, downwards, or stabilizing—or its trading volume in the Market, or affecting investor decisions, including participating in agreements, conducting fictitious transactions, or placing, modifying, or amending any buy or sell order in a Security or Foreign Security. b. Making any statements or disclosing any information that is false, misleading, or in violation of this Decree by Law and the Relevant Legislation, or spreading rumors that may affect the reputation of the Issuer, the price of Securities or Foreign Securities, any Financial Product, or investor decisions. c. Dealing in a Security or Foreign Security listed on the Market based on Inside Information of which they became aware by virtue of their position, employment, or in the course of performing their work, or received from an Insider or another Person, or disclosing Inside Information so acquired to another Person. d. Exploiting information concerning investors’ orders to secure personal or third-party benefits. e. Exploiting Inside Information of which they became aware or to which they had access by virtue of their position, employment, or in the course of performing their work to deal in Securities or Foreign Securities listed on the Market in order to obtain personal benefits for themselves or for others, whether directly or indirectly, and whether such transactions are carried out personally, through a third party for their own account, or in any other capacity for the account of another. f. Causing harm to the reputation of the Market, its members, or persons dealing therein, or contributing to or arranging any fictitious or sham transactions. 2. The practice by any Person of price stabilization controls or mechanisms established by the Authority or Capital Market Institutions shall not constitute a violation of this Decree by Law, the Relevant Legislation, or the Companies Law with respect to the prohibition on influencing the price of a Security or Foreign Security listed on the Market.
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