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Re:SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring by xvector on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @06:56PM (#28228175)
It is rational if the punishment for insider trading stays relatively constant but the benefit increases with money traded - which it probably does.
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Re:SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring by skrtskrt on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @07:00PM (#28228213)
pretty sure they claw it all back, then fine you, then you pay your lawyers, then they maybe throw you in jail.
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Re:SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring by sumedh on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @09:21PM (#28229289)
> then they maybe throw you in jail.

If you are very rich they dont throw you in jail.

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Re:SEC charges Netflix insider trading ring by thinkloop on Thursday August 19, 2021 @12:44AM (#28230397)
You forgot the (non-linear) increased risk of getting caught with each iteration.
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