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May 5, 2019 at 18:23 comment added gnasher729 In one of the Tom Clancy books, the directors of a company try to get around insider trading laws by publishing some very good news in a really, really, obscure publication. Which the hero of the book reads and the trades, making tons of money.
Oct 30, 2015 at 21:22 comment added Jack Swayze Sr #1 I did not add the link,someone else did, but I approved their edit. #2 I just tried it (on my phone) and it does work. Try again?
Oct 30, 2015 at 19:10 comment added JonH Your link doesnt work.
Oct 30, 2015 at 16:04 vote accept kpt8
Oct 30, 2015 at 16:04
Oct 30, 2015 at 14:22 comment added wrschneider Note that Martha Stewart was convicted of obstruction of justice, not insider trading itself.
Oct 30, 2015 at 9:46 comment added Jack Swayze Sr Another movie where insider trading is central to the plot is 'Trading Places' with Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Lee Curtis. (yeah, I like movies about the stock market).
S Oct 30, 2015 at 9:35 history suggested Peter K. CC BY-SA 3.0
Added link showing an example of reported insider trades (legal ones)
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Oct 30, 2015 at 8:28 history answered Jack Swayze Sr CC BY-SA 3.0