Week Discussion

Insider trading is explained in Chapter 10, pages 368-373, as buying or selling stocks of businesses using information that comes from an inside person and is not known to the public. The buyer or seller may have information that would dramatically impact the price of stocks.

Respond to the following:

• Using the idea/theory of insider trading, what other benefits can be gained from using private information before others have access to that same information?
• Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts.