Insider Trading
Insider trading over US-Iran war? White House sends warning to staff, asks officials not to bet on prediction markets
The email sent on 24 March came a day after US President Donald Trump announced a brief pause on Iran strikes. It advised employees against placing trades on financial markets and fast-growing event betting platforms.
2 min read10 Apr 2026Have other Epstein crimes gone unpunished?
No individuals in the Jeffrey Epstein files have been called to account for financial wrongdoing.
8 min read6 Apr 2026Wall Street has fended off scoundrels since its early days
An insider-trading scheme that caused the Panic of 1792 gave birth to an agreement setting forth the first rules for trading stocks.
5 min read1 Mar 2026US-Iran bets mint millions on prediction markets; Donald Trump Jr linked to key platforms: Report
Donald Trump Jr's links to major prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have raised questions over ethics and whether these companies have benefited from a connection to the US President's eldest son. Here's what we know…
5 min read1 Mar 2026Prediction markets find war profitable — $529 million traded on US-Iran bets, insider trading suspected by some accounts
Polymarket saw $529 million traded on contracts related to US strikes on Iran, with some wallets gaining $1 million. Analysts suspect insider trading as some of the big gainers included new accounts that only made one bet.
3 min read1 Mar 2026ICICI Lombard official accidentally shares draft Q3 results on WhatsApp, days before Board meeting
ICICI Lombard General Insurance revealed an official accidentally shared draft financial results on WhatsApp, which were removed shortly after. The company informed stock exchanges and cautioned investors to refrain from relying on unofficial data until approved by the board.
2 min read10 Jan 2026‘REAL Wolf of Wall Street’? Nancy Pelosi's 17,000% returns on stock investments attract insider trading allegations
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been accused of indulging in insider trading by Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, who claimed the senior politician's nearly 17,000% returns — which outperformed even Warren Buffett — is statistically impossible.
2 min read21 Dec 2025Sebi dismisses insider trading charges against Pranav Adani, others in AGEL case
The assumptions in the show-cause notices were inconsistent with evidence, Sebi said, ending an investigation that lasted almost three years.
2 min read13 Dec 2025Sebi settles fraudulent-trading case against former TV anchor for ₹1.45 crore
The settlement comes after a Sebi investigation found a high correlation between Hemant Ghai’s recommendations on the CNBC Awaz show ‘Stock 20-20’ and trades executed by certain entities between 1 January 2018 and 13 January 2021.
2 min read9 Dec 2025Insider trading: Crackdown deepens as Sebi targets bigger cases with new rules
Sebi is intensifying its crackdown on insider trading as illegal gains soar to record highs. Expanded definitions of price-sensitive information and faster, tech-driven probes are reshaping compliance standards across corporate India.
2 min read21 Oct 2025