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Insider trading has become more subtle

  • Written by Barry Oliver, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
Insider trading has become more subtleMichael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Insider trading comes in two main forms: arguably legal and clearly illegal.

But, as with drugs in sport, it’s hard to tell when arguably legal ends and clearly illegal begins.

It is generally accepted that it is wrong to buy shares in the company you run when you know something about...

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