Which action most directly constitutes insider trading?

Correct answer: A. Buying shares using confidential price-sensitive information

  • A. Buying shares using confidential price-sensitive information
  • B. Buying shares after reading a published annual report
  • C. Selling shares during a publicly announced market decline
  • D. Purchasing shares through a registered stockbroker

Explanation

Insider trading involves trading securities while possessing material, non-public information. Public reports and ordinary broker transactions do not by themselves make a trade insider trading.

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