The Central Bank of Russia identified bond market manipulation by Anatoly Aleksandrovich Levitin involving 99 transactions worth RUB 18 million on Moscow Exchange in 2025, according to its Press Service. The transactions involved his personal brokerage account and accounts belonging to 11 clients. The bank issued binding orders requiring trading organisers and professional securities market participants to suspend transactions on his trading accounts and those of his clients.
Levitin bought bonds of several Russian issuers through his personal brokerage account and subsequently resold them to clients. Using powers of attorney authorizing him to operate their accounts, he placed orders on both sides of the transactions. These trades generated more than RUB 470,000 in income for Levitin and caused significant deviations in bond prices, demand, supply and trading volumes. His actions conflicted with his clients’ interests. Levitin was held administratively liable for market manipulation, and the bank issued him a binding order to cease similar violations.