Lessons from the Insider Trading Prohibition Act After Its Likely Demise In the Senate

August 4, 2020  |  Business Crimes Bulletin

After a long and winding road, the House voted to pass insider trading reform on December 5, 2019 with 410 yeas against only 13 nays. But the bill quickly vanished in the Senate after it was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By all accounts, insider trading reform is likely a dead letter for the foreseeable future. In this article, we highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the ITPA and conclude that those involved in drafting the next insider trading bill would do well to keep the lessons of the failed ITPA in mind when a new chance for reform comes around.

Lessons from the Insider Trading Prohibition Act After Its Likely Demise In the Senate (pdf | 302.90 KB)