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25 May 3 Proven Swing Trading Strategies
Swing trading refers to the trading on the basis of fluctuations or swings in the market. So what is swing? A swing is depreciation or appreciation in the value of a currency pair in the market. Simply put, swing is a upward or downward Trend...
20 May Why Congressional Insider Trading Is Legal
Americans pride themselves in their impeccable system of government where no one is above the law, not even the lawmakers themselves. However, looking a little deeper into the reality of the situation, it is clear that there is a disparity in the same. US senators...
15 May Will Congress expand the Insider trading prohibition?
US Congress has passed many laws to regulated and brings Insider trading under the law. The first law to prohibit Insider trading was passed in 1934, but it fell out of fashion as the country struggled with many things initially. However, with the Obama administration...
10 May What is Insider trading and how to avoid it?
Insider trading is an advantageous form of trading. In other words, it’s the buying and selling of stocks by a person that has access to information that is not public. This information can be used to influence trading decisions as well as manipulate prices. Though...
05 May Five myths about insider trading
The thing about insider trading is that the definition of its legality can be ambiguous in various countries, but what is it anyway? Insider trading is buying and selling of a company's stock by anyone, who has anyhow access to the non-public information. This information...
01 May What’s the reasoning behind members of Congress and their staff being exempt from Insider trading laws?
Members of Congress are not exempt from the Insider trading laws, though the application can be carried out a little differently. This can be defined as a legal way or a loophole. Take it anyway. The STOCK act applies to everyone; from the executive level...
25 Apr What is the Stock Act?
The Stock Act was passed into law in 2012, but what is it anyway? The act prohibits insider trading by congress and other employees. This means they can’t use the non-public information for their profit. Having said that, it also puts restrictions on the president,...
20 Apr Overview of the law of Insider trading
There have been various laws to regulate the trading but due to various complications, either they never saw the light or were never implemented as it was supposed to be. The history goes as far as 1934 when the first law was passed, but the...
15 Apr What is Insider trading and why is it illegal?
Insider trading allows the Insider to have an advantage at his trading. This is simple words is the selling and buying of the company stocks by any person who has access to non-public information about the stocks? What is non-public information? This is any information...