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Re:Is it insider trading if I bought Boeing puts while insid... by kortilla on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:16PM (#39159929)
>Maybe we should make insider trading, trading off information that isn’t public.

This is stupid. It disincentivizes people who make a living externally auditing/investigating companies

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Re:Is it insider trading if I bought Boeing puts while insid... by Supermancho on Saturday January 27, 2024 @04:44PM (#39160161)
> This is stupid.

Why? Trading implies making stock trades based on non-public information. This has little to do with auditing and investigating, since that information is not necessarily public.

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Re:Is it insider trading if I bought Boeing puts while insid... by kortilla on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:06PM (#39207156)
Investigating is non public information.
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