62 “Scalping” is a practice in which an investment advisor publicly recommends the purchase of securities
without disclosing its practice of purchasing such securities before making recommendation and then
selling them at a profit when the price rises after the recommendation is disseminated. Therefore, scalping
is a practice attacked by the competent authority as a violation of securities law similar to a _____ .
(A) bribery (B) fraud (C) mistake (D) robbery