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gibbz
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gibbz asked in Business & FinanceInvesting · 9 years ago

can an employee buy stock from the company he/she works for?

lets say i work for company asegfasg, i want to buy stock, will i be able to do this, or will i be accused of insider trading.

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  • John W
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Yes, and the company would love it if you did but it isn't always the wisest thing to do. If the company went belly up, both your job and your investments would be at risk. The people at Enron found this out the hard way.

    You have to have access to inside information or have decisions authorities that are critical to the business to be an inside trader. Unless you're an important high level executive, you won't be considered an inside trader.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    It depends on your position. If you are a director or even senior management you will have to ask your CEO. If you have inside information and then trade you will be commiting a criminal offence. Directors may not trade in close periods.

    Otherwise there is no reason why an employee may not buy shares in his own company.

  • 9 years ago

    every body can buy the stocks if is a public company

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  • msc
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Yes, you can, as long as you're not a very large shareholder. Even if you overheard a rumor and traded based on that, nobody would have reason to accuse you, since people are buying and selling every day for many reasons.

  • Rob
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    normally u can buy it .

    normally not from company directly.

    not enough info for - "insider trading".

    Source(s): business owner
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