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Post by buystoys on Oct 30, 2016 12:19:47 GMT -5
Another thread reminded me of an event from many, many years ago.
If I was at a conference and there was a discussion about something completely new coming to the market, would it be considered insider trading if I bought company stock due to that knowledge?
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Post by ModE98 on Oct 30, 2016 17:25:04 GMT -5
Not an authority, but would doubt that in such case it would be "inside trading". Items discussed at a general conference would likely be considered public knowledge (unless it was a tightly closed, private "insiders" company (non-public) conference.
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Post by buystoys on Oct 30, 2016 18:39:23 GMT -5
Thanks! It was a small conference for using specialized software.
Didn't think it could be, but Investopedia's definition made me wonder.
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Post by The Virginian on Nov 1, 2016 6:39:57 GMT -5
No, it would not. Plus your trade would have to be significant to ring any alarm bells.
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Post by buystoys on Nov 1, 2016 6:46:07 GMT -5
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