To prevent people with non-public information from having an advantage.
Security and exchange commission Established for the purpose of assisting, regulating and controlling business of buying, selling and dealing in securities ..I mention its functions below. 1.Provides a market for the trading of securities to individuals and organizations seeking to invest their saving or excess funds through the purchase of securities. 2.it Provides a physical location for buying and selling securities that have been listed for trading on that exchange. 3.Establishes rules for fair trading practices and regulates the trading activities of its members according to those rule. The exchange itself does not buy or sell the securities, nor does it set prices for them.
When trading in Foreign Exchange, large sums of money can be sold in one currency at an agreed price and time. A different currency can then be bought at an agreed price. Most trading is over the counter but some is through exchanges such as the International Securities Exchange.
Insider trading" is a term that most investors have heard and usually associate with illegal conduct. But the term actually includes both legal and illegal conduct. The legal version 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
trading securities are not necessarily debt securities. trading securities can be defined as securities which investors buy for the purpose of further trade, they can be stocks of any companies, Government securities and debt securities with the intention to trade in near future. debt secrities can be trade or can be hold by investor till maturity. Government securituies can also hold till maturities.
insider trading
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.
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.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, otherwise known as the SEC
Donald C. Langevoort has written: 'Insider Trading Handbook 1987 (Securities Law Series)' 'Insider trading' -- subject(s): Insider trading in securities, Law and legislation
Xiaolong Cui has written: 'Insider trading in China's stock market and its solutions' -- subject(s): Dissertations, Insider trading in securities, Law and legislation, Stock exchange, University of Toronto, University of Toronto. Faculty of Law
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He was never convicted of insider trading. However he was was fined $200 million dollars for securities and exchange violations and sentenced to 10 years prison. The sentence was later reduced and he served less than 2 years.
Barry AlexanderK Rider has written: 'The regulation of insider trading' -- subject(s): Law and legislation, Insider trading in securities
Selling short and insider trading
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
stock exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC for short.