Vincent Kosuga was a commodities trader notorious for manipulating the 1970s onion futures market. By hoarding and then flooding supply, he crashed prices, forcing many farmers into bankruptcy. This case directly led to the banning of futures trading in onions, a law that still protects growers today from similar speculative attacks.
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