Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 18P
Summary Introduction

To discuss: The way wherein the laws on insider trading differ from merger-versus non-merger related trading.

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When a person trade on a public company’s securities or stocks through an access to non-public facts about the company, it is termed as insider trading.  Few examples of insider trading are as follows:

  • Information regarding upcoming merger announcement of a company
  • Payout policy changes
  • Updates on the earnings of the company

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