Introduction to Insider Trading
QUICK DEFINITION: Insider trading is trading based on material non-public information.
While certain legal elements required for insider trading liability have been unsettled recently, the pattern of trading required to flag potential insider trading remains straightforward. If a trader acquires a significant position within a short time prior to a news event that materially benefits that position, the trader may have been trading based on material non-public information and the trade should be flagged for further inquiry.
Reviewing Insider Trading in Surveyor
You can learn more about reviewing insider trading events in Surveyor here.
An example of possible insider trading shown in Surveyor
Further Analysis
Why do issuers release news after hours? Should they stop?
The Microstructure of a Mid-Day Merger Announcement
More on Surveillance Exceptions
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