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Insider Trading

Insider Trading
One of the greatest investors of all time, Peter Lynch, was noted as saying that "insiders might sell their shares for any number of reasons, but they buy them for only one: they think the price will rise" (Macey).
"Insider trading" is a term that most investors have heard and usually associate with illegal conduct. But what most investors don't know is that it includes both legal and illegal conduct. Legal insider trading is when corporate insiders—officers, directors, and employees—buy and sell stock in their own companies. When corporate insiders trade in their own securities, they must report their trades to the SEC.
Proving that someone has been responsible for insider trading can be difficult. Traders are sometimes able to hide behind nominees, offshore companies, and other agents. Nevertheless, the SEC prosecutes over 50 cases each year, with many being settled out of court. The SEC and several stock exchanges actively monitor trading, looking for......


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