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What Is Legal Insider Trading?

Insider trading is the buying or selling of shares of a company by someone who has access to material, non-public information on the company. Legal insider trading is when company insiders - officers, directors, employees and 10% owners - buy or sell shares in their company in accordance with securities laws and regulations. More ...

What Is Illegal Insider Trading?

Illegal Insider trading occurs when a trade has been influenced by the possession of "material" and "non-public" information about the security. Because such information is not available to other investors, a person using it is trying to gain an unfair advantage over others. More ...

How Companies Report Insider Transactions

Trading of stock is controlled by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an agency of the United States federal government. More ...

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