The AMF has required the suspension of RAPID NUTRITION shares and calls on investors to be vigilant
As part of its surveillance of stock market transactions, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has identified several indicators of possible price manipulation in the form of pump and dump practices on RAPID NUTRITION shares. It is urging investors to be extremely wary of recommendations to buy a security that promise strong upside potential.
In accordance with the regulations on financial markets and market abuse, the AMF asked Euronext to suspend trading in RAPID NUTRITION shares from the trading session of 19 February 2026 until 13 March 2026 inclusive, or until a new notice is published at an earlier date if market information allows trading to resume, due to suspicions of market abuse affecting the company's shares, as the AMF has noted several indicators of a possible ongoing “pump and dump” practice (see box).
The AMF, which will continue its analytical work, encourages investors who may have bought shares as a result of aggressive sales pitches to keep all the documents at their disposal (screenshots, email or private messaging exchanges) and to forward them to the AMF by contacting the Epargne Info Service platform online or by telephone on +33(0)1 5345 6200 from Monday to Friday, 9am to 12.30pm (price of a local call).
The "pump and dump" technique is a practice that consists of approaching investors and luring them with a promise that a share has strong upside potential, which they need to seize quickly. The purchases generated in this way boost the share price and trading volumes, and support the pitch of this person who generates further purchases, thereby maintaining buying pressure on the share. In addition to the fact that this person does not have any authorisation or approval to recommend these shares for purchase, they deliberately fail to point out to their contacts that they hold often large quantities of these shares, which they sell as the possibility arises, thereby making high capital gains. As soon as the sale is completed and the buying pressure ceases, the share price falls sharply, causing significant prejudice to investors, who find themselves with large positions bought at a high price.
About the AMF
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