"Insider trading" is a REGULATORY violation not statutory law or civil tort violation.
The maximum prison sentence for an insider trading violation is now 20 years. You could also expect a massive fine.
insider trading occurs when someone has information not available to the public and uses the information to profit from trading publicly traded securities. The Securities and Exchange Commission protect against insider trading.
Insider Trading - 2006 is rated/received certificates of: Canada:14A
Law on insider trading is incorporated in Ss.15A & 15B of the Securities & Exchange Ordinance, 1969.The Chapter III-A regarding Insider Trading was introduced in the said Ordinance on 02.07.1995.
Donald C. Langevoort has written: 'Insider Trading Handbook 1987 (Securities Law Series)' 'Insider trading' -- subject(s): Insider trading in securities, Law and legislation
No.
Martha Stewart was put in jail due to either insider trading or saying she was doing insider trading but lied.
They are suspected to have engaged in insider trading in the Washington Mutual bankruptcy, so it's possible yes.
Barry AlexanderK Rider has written: 'The regulation of insider trading' -- subject(s): Law and legislation, Insider trading in securities
Insider trading essentially means trading financial markets on valuable but nonpublic information which is wildly unfair to all the other market investors who do not have the same access to such info.
Adi Schnytzer has written: 'The incidence of insider trading in a betting market without bookmakers' -- subject(s): Betting, Horse racing, Insider trading in securities, Mathematical models 'Stalinist economic strategy in practice' -- subject(s): Communism, Economic conditions 'Insider trading and efficiency in a betting market with bookmakers' -- subject(s): Betting, Horse racing, Insider trading in securities, Mathematical models
yes
It's called insider trading. It is HIGHLY illegal.