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Why Prosecuting Insider Trading Is So Problematic

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Insider trading is a type of market abuse when an advantageous trade is made based on material nonpublic information. The issue is there’s not a specific law defining what insider trading is, which makes it difficult to prosecute cases as they arise. Additionally, a major component of prosecuting a case is proving intent, which requires a lot of evidence to support the claim. Watch the video above to learn more about what insider trading is and why it’s so difficult to stop.

Chapters:
00:00 — Introduction
01:22 — Defining insider trading
03:19 — Prosecuting insider trading
07:41 — Who gets investigated?
10:27 — Activist investors

Produced by: Charlotte Morabito
Additional Reporting by: Mary Hanan, Meghan Lisson
Camera by: Junghun Park, Gerard Miller, Marco Mastrorilli, Bob Briscoe
Audio by: Paul Alfe, Francesco Lo Cascio, Juan Roche
Edited by: Nora Rappaport
Animation: Mallory Brangan
Supervising Producer: Lindsey Jacobson

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Why Prosecuting Insider Trading Is So Problematic
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