FINRA bars California broker for insider trading

Senator Urges Ban on Flash Trading

By: northsunm32

  This is just one example of advanced technology running ahead of regulators and producing distortion in markets and unfair advantages to those with access to the technology. This is from Schumer's website.     SCHUMER URGES BAN ON SO-CALLED 'FLASH ORDERS' THAT GIVE PRIVILEGED TRADERS SNEAK PEEK AT STOCK SALES BEFORE OTHER INVE

about 1 month ago

Finding A Rat Pack Restaurant

By: LGWolffe

Every once in awhile I come across a place that reminds me of 'days-gone-by' and they cause me to lament what we have lost as a society. This time it was a restaurant and cigar bar hidden away just off a main street nestled neatly in the middle of the 1960s.  I'd tell you where it is, but... NO.  That would be like finding THE perfect ...

about 1 month ago

Galleon Insider Trading Case Widens 14 CHARGED

By: RaulDeSouza

Two former Galleon Group employees and a Ropes & Gray lawyer were among 14 people charged today in the expanding insider trading case surrounding the hedge fund founded by Raj Rajaratnam, who was busted last month. The traders and lawyers snuck around, communicating in code over throwaway cellphones, but had the FBI on their tails for more ...

about 1 month ago