Insider trading
Dealing in securities by persons connected with a company who hold material information not available to the public — directors, employees, bankers, tax consultants or government employees with sensitive information.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Investor Education and Protection FundThe government fund that takes in dividends, deposits and shares left unclaimed for seven years, spends the income on investor education, and refunds the rightful owner whenever they finally claim.
- Unpublished price sensitive informationInformation about a company or its securities that is not generally available and that would, on becoming available, be likely to materially affect the price of the security.
Where this is taught
- Series II-B · Chapter 5: SEBI- Role and Regulationsintroduced here
- Series XVII · Chapter 9: Regulations & Regulatorsintroduced here
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