You&#x27;re welcome to disagree with the definition, but the SEC already has defined &quot;fomenting.&quot; In fact, there&#x27;s already a fairly famous episode involving Apple: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;appleinsider.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;09&#x2F;03&#x2F;13&#x2F;jon_stewart_exposes_apple_stock_manipulation" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;appleinsider.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;09&#x2F;03&#x2F;13&#x2F;jon_stewart_expose...</a><p>&gt; this practice of &quot;fomenting the market&quot; is &quot;actually blatantly illegal, but when you have six days and your company may be in doubt because you are down, I think it is really important to foment.&quot; Cramer specifically cited the example of stirring up rumors that Apple&#x27;s iPhone would be rejected by both AT&amp;T and Verizon Wireless, and that it wouldn&#x27;t be ready to demonstrate in time for Macworld in 2007.