In 1986, at the height of a bull market, Dennis Levine, a Wall Street investment banker, was caught red-handed trading and sharing tips on stocks involved in merger-and-acquisition activity. Levine ...

In 2025, the SEC has shifted focus back to traditional insider trading enforcement, with fewer new cases but steady penalties. The approach is more conservative, targeting classic schemes and ...

Insider trading activity involves company insiders, such as executives, directors, and employees, engaging in transactions of their own company's stock. Insiders' buy and sell transactions provide ...

Insider trading activity involves company insiders, such as executives, directors, and employees, engaging in transactions of their own company's stock. Insiders' buy and sell transactions provide ...

The issue of insider trading has always been a hot one in the stock market and investment circles. Whereas illegal insider trading occurs when a person trades in stocks using non-public material ...