Learning to Love Insider Trading

Here's a hot tip: Want to keep companies honest, make the markets work more efficiently and encourage investors to diversify? Let insiders buy and sell, argues Donald J. Boudreaux. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Fair Spin (Right), Memeorandum, Wall Street Journal (Most Emailed)
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 25, 2009 - 12:23 AM PDT
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Patricia L'Herrou
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by Patricia L'Herrou - Oct. 25, 2009

there is an interesting and complex theory here, but the writing is unclear. the comparison to price ceilings of gasoline seems irrelevant, acme inc.'s mismanagement story and the non-trading, for example, all may contain some support for the theory but along with complex contraindications, the author doesn't extend explanation enough to be convincing that this would be a qualitative change in the stock market, altho perhaps it is just not apparent to a complete non-insider.

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