corner the market

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The episode is also reminiscent of the 1980 attempt by the Hunt brothers to corner the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Silver prices crashed 31%, their sharpest drop since March 1980, when the Hunt brothers’ effort to corner the market unraveled.

From The Wall Street Journal

That sets this time apart from earlier examples of silver mania — like when the Hunt Brothers notoriously tried to corner the market in 1980, he noted.

From MarketWatch

Prices more than quadrupled, reaching nearly $50 in early 1980 before regulators stepped in and unraveled the Hunt brothers’ attempt to corner the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

The issuers are trying to corner the market and create their own ecosystem.

From MarketWatch