Insider trading
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Insider trading case's key players...here is a look at what we know so far about the Bay Area and Silicon Valley connections to the case. Insider trading defined Illegal insider trading refers generally to buying or selling a security, in breach of a fiduciary duty or... In this article: Insider trading, Galleon Group, Intel Corp., AMD, and Defendant |
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AP Online | 1 day ago
New questions arise in Pequot trading probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new development related to the government's investigation of possible insider trading at a major hedge fund has raised questions in the case and caught the attention of two key senators. The Securities and Exchange...
In this article: SEC, Microsoft Corp., Charles Grassley, Arlen Specter, and Connecticut
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Las Vegas Sun | 1 day ago
SEC sues former gaming exec for alleged insider trading
...and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued former gaming executive R. Brooke Dunn, charging he and a friend were involved in illegal insider trading of the securities of Shuffle Master Inc. of Las Vegas. Dunn, of Henderson, is accused...
In this article: International Game Technology, SEC, Las Vegas, Injunction, Tables, and Joint venture
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TIME | 2 days ago
Wall Street Insider Trading: A Brief History
But they're also the tactics used by federal authorities against a slew of dark-suited desk jockeys accused in Wall Street's largest insider-trading scandal in decades. Authorities say billionaire hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, founder...
In this article: Wall Street, Supreme Court, Martha Stewart, Wall Street, Eugene Plotkin, Jay Gould, and Qwest Communications
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The Times of India - Business | 2 days ago
Insider trading: SAT gives relief to Pendse
PTI 20 November 2009, 12:48am IST MUMBAI: The Securities Appellate Tribunal has set aside charges of insider trading against Dilip Pendse, former managing director of Tata Finance, and his wife Anuradha Pendse and Nalini Properties.
In this article: Mumbai
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Xconomy | 5 days ago
Report: SEC Probing 3Com for Potential Insider Trading
...a stock at a certain price-hit a 26-month high on November 11, just before the after-hours announcement of the acquisition. That "screams insider trading to the SEC," Wayne State University law professor and former SEC attorney Peter...
In this article: SEC, 3Com, WordPress, Wayne State University, Twitter, and Hewlett-Packard
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Reuters | November 09, 2009
Canada struggles to tackle insider trading problem
...that could impact a company's stock price in Canada compared with some other countries may also allow insider trading to flourish. LAX DISCLOSURE "Insider information is very widespread -- huge opportunities for many people to trade on...
In this article: Canada, Ciena Corp, United States, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, and Parole
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
SEC sees evolution in insider trading
By Jonathan Stempel and Rachelle Younglai A top U.S. securities regulator said some funds may now view insider trading as a central tenet of their business models, rather than as a one-time opportunity for big rewards as sometimes...
In this article: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Galleon Group, FBI, and Department of Justice
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
U.S. insider trading probe widens
By Matthew Goldstein and Jonathan Stempel Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal that has ensnared hedge fund managers, top Silicon Valley executives and a bevy of...
In this article: Galleon Group, Moody's Corp, New York, U.S., and Defendant
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 05, 2009
14 charged in Wall St insider trading probe
Law enforcement officials in New York announced charges against 14 people in a widening probe into the largest ever alleged hedge-fund insider trading scheme on Wall Street. US Attorney Preet Bharara and New York's assistant FBI director...
In this article: FBI, Wall Street, New York, and Defendant
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
Insider trading probe ensnares 14 more
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal that has ensnared hedge fund managers, top Silicon Valley executives and a bevy of white-shoe advisers. In...
In this article: Galleon Group, Thomson Reuters, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street, NEW YORK, Defendant, Small business, and Bernard Madoff
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Insider trading is the trading of a corporation's stock or other securities (e.g. bonds or stock options) by individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company. In most countries, trading by corporate insiders such as officers, key employees, directors, and large shareholders may be legal, if this trading is done in a way that does not take advantage of non-public information. However, the term is frequently used to refer to a practice in which an insider or a related party trades based on material non-public information obtained during the performance of the insider's duties at the corporation, or otherwise in breach of a fiduciary duty or other relationship of trust and confidence or where the non-public information was misappropriated from the company.
In the United States and several other jurisdictions, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders (in the U.S., defined as beneficial owners of ten percent or more of the firm's equity securities) must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. Many investors follow the summaries of these insider trades in the hope that mimicking these trades will be profitable. While "legal" insider trading cannot be based on material non-public information, some investors believe corporate insiders nonetheless may have better insights into the health of a corporation (broadly speaking) and that their trades otherwise convey important information (e.g., about the pending retirement of an important officer selling shares, greater commitment to the corporation by officers purchasing shares, etc.)
Illegal insider trading is believed to raise the cost of capital for securities issuers, thus decreasing overall economic growth.
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