constantly, virtually daily, once it had been discovered by market participants that the settlement prices had been manipulated and were incorrect. c.In addition, the defendants knew about the price manipulation because it is impossible for an underlying market to move in one direction and have both puts and calls move in that same direction, as they were doing during the relevant time period. This placed defendants on notice of the price manipulation daily. (Compl.1ffl 61, 76.) These allegations adequately present a showing of knowledge by the Defendants. b. Ulterior Motive First, Plaintiffs argue that a willful disregard of information concerning manipulation is adequate to show bad faith. This Court has repeatedly rejected this argument. E.g., Western Capital, 180 F.Supp.2d at 442 (<HOLDING>); Vitanza v. Board of Trade of New York, No. 00
holding that although courts have inherent power to dismiss bad faith litigant  707a does not provide basis for dismissal on grounds of bad faith filing holding that a bad faith claim is a tort holding that the defendant did not establish good faith as a matter of law holding title company liable for bad faith holding that alleging an exchanges gross indifference to enforcing its floor rules governing outside trading did not sufficiently establish bad faith