I am in finance. We are not allow to sell stock unless it is in very small windows after earnings releases have happened.

I am not sure how this proposed ban would handle cases where someone is a founder of a company that goes public? I agree the current setup is not good.

Look at how many members in Congress have made millions trading stock.

All that aside, I don't like the double standard on insider trading. I think the law should be applied equally to everyone.