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VI. Insider Trading
(7,655 words)

Volume XIII: Business and Private Organizations | Chapter 4 (1973): Management and Control of Marketable Share Companies

A. Introduction

163. The problem. – Quite obviously, any director, officer, or controlling stockholder (insiders) will know more about his company and has more specialized knowledge of its business and its prospects than the average stockholder. The crucial question is t…

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Bernhard Grossfeld, “VI. Insider Trading”, in: International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert. Consulted online on 23 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2589-4021_IECO_COM_130406>
First published online: 2018



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