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Plugging Leaks And Lowering Levees In The Federal Government: Practical Solutions For Securities Trading Based On Political Intelligence, Donna M. Nagy, Richard Painter
Plugging Leaks And Lowering Levees In The Federal Government: Practical Solutions For Securities Trading Based On Political Intelligence, Donna M. Nagy, Richard Painter
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From its founding, the federal government of the United States has been a potential gold mine for nonpublic market-moving information. By selectively disclosing this information to securities traders outside the government (or to persons who advise them), federal officials can substantially privilege certain wealthy or otherwise well-connected investors over ordinary investors in the securities market. The trading profits that can be derived from the use of this material nonpublic government information are often tremendous.
This disparity of access to government information may be unfair. But absent an identifiable personal benefit on the part of the government insider, neither the selective …
The Right To Privacy And The Public's Right To Know: The "Central Purpose" Of The Freedom Of Information Act, Fred H. Cate, D. Annette Fields, James K. Mcbain
The Right To Privacy And The Public's Right To Know: The "Central Purpose" Of The Freedom Of Information Act, Fred H. Cate, D. Annette Fields, James K. Mcbain
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