Insider trading or research? A guide

How can you tell if your research crosses the line?

Has your research crossed the line into insider trading? Here's a handy guide to know if you're on the right side of the law.

Joshua M. Brown / The Reformed Broker

December 10, 2010

What constitutes legitimate research? When is the insider trading line crossed?

Many of the financial blogosphere's luminaries, like Felix Salmon, John Carney and Roger Ehrenberg, are carrying on this debate right now.

And since I'm in the solutions business, I've created the above guide that may help a bit...

Just my 2 cents.

Some of my other guides:

Venture, Angel or Private Placement? (TRB)

Decoding Mutual Fund Brochures (TRB)

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