1. Dudley Thompson is a bond salesman for a small broker/dealer in London. His firm is the lead underwriter on a new junk bond issue for the Ibex Corporation. In order to stimulate sales of the new issue, Thompson calls all of his accounts over ￡1,000,000, many of which belong to elderly clients with low risk tolerances, and tells them that the Ibex issue is a fantastic opportunity for high returns that is not to be missed. Thompson also posts overly optimistic projections for Ibex's performance on several Internet "chat rooms" in order to increase the price of the bond issue and enhance his clients' returns on the investment. According to the Standards concerning market manipulation and suitability, Watson is in violation of: