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Insider Trading: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
34 minutes Posted Jun 8, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Insider trading seems straightforward, but it isn't. From overheard phone calls to presidential social media posts, the boundaries of what counts as illegal trading on non-public information are often misunderstood.

Tune in to learn more about:

  • Drawing the Line: What separates a perfectly legal share sale from insider trading, and why the moment of disclosure is everything.

  • The Clever Crook: How insider information travels through layers of friends, cousins, and classmates.

  • Does Size Matter? Whether small trades based on insider information still constitute an offence, and how prosecutors exercise discretion.

Penalties and the Law: What the Securities Commission and AG can do if they suspect someone has conducted a trade deemed to be insider trading.

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