Insider Trading and Information Barriers

Overview

This course will focus on firms’ and representatives’ legal and regulatory obligations to avoid and prevent insider trading, and the barriers that are among the most common preventative measures firms take. It will look at the history, development, and operation of insider trading and the various regulatory barriers established to aid in its prevention. 

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Regulator 

 

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Learning Objectives

  • Solid familiarity with and understanding of what constitutes insider trading
  • Solid understanding of who is an insider 
  • Solid understanding of when and how nonpublic information becomes public
  • Solid understanding of the meaning of materiality in this context
  • Thorough grounding in the law and regulations relating to insider trading
  • Solid understanding of the use of barriers in the prevention of insider trading
  • Solid understanding of the potential civil and criminal consequences of insider trading


Designed For:

Investment Adviser Representatives 




Course Information

Adding additional credit may change exam requirements.