[ Kislay and Sakshi are students at National Law Institute University Bhopal. ] On 3 July 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI ) passed an interim order  under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992  against Jane Street, a prestigious American trading firm in the matter regarding index market manipulation  in the Indian options trading market by earning massive positions in derivatives amounting up to 4.3 billion dollars. While the SEBI order h

Although India has a robust legal framework to penalize front-running, such incidents remain routine. This persistence stems not just from legislative shortfalls but also from technological, structural, and institutional enforcement deficits.

The Indian markets stand vulnerable to any information released in the public domain or information that gains traction on social media.

Authors analyse the recklessness standard introduced by SEBI through 2022 amendment relating to market manipulation through social media.

This article aims at analysing the legality of an artificially created condition of a short squeeze in the context of Indian laws.