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Re:U.S. SEC Wins 'Shadow Insider Trading' Trial by hiq on Saturday July 06, 2024 @07:28AM (#40889747)
> I guess you could decide to short your company

In practice I assume this would be in breach of your employment contract?

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Re:U.S. SEC Wins 'Shadow Insider Trading' Trial by ghaff on Saturday July 06, 2024 @07:52AM (#40889852)
Most people in the US do not have an employment contract. However last company I worked for did have business ethics you had to agree to every year and I believe one of the things was not shorting company stock.
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