Showing posts with label insider trading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insider trading. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Trump in Hot Water as Truth Social Membership Scheme Poses Insider Trading Concerns

Aug 12, 2026 | “How legal is this for the president, who speaks publicly for all Americans…now this is barricaded access only to people who pay.”

For $100,000 a month, subscribers to Truth Social would get early access to posts from President Trump, which could be market-moving, raising concerns as to whether the scheme would promote insider trading.


Monday, April 20, 2026

The Insider Trading Suspicions Looming Over Trump's Presidency | BBC News

Apr 20, 2026 | Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements.

The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president's most significant market-moving statements were made public.

Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public.

While others say that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president's interventions.