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Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984
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Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984
Act imposing civil and criminal penalties for insider trading violations.

Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984
Legislation in the United States that increased criminal and civil penalties for insider trading.

Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984
The federal legislation that increased sanctions against individuals who buy or sell securities while in possession of information that is pertinent to the transaction and not available to the public.


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Over the years, the US Congress has substantially increased the penalties for insider trading by enacting the Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 and the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988.
In 1984 Congress passed the Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 (ITSA), which provides for up to three times the insiders' illegal profits in civil penalties and a tenfold increase in criminal penalties (from $10,000 to $100,000).
Significant changes in regulatory sanctions during the 1980s, particularly passage of the Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984, were designed to increase expected costs of illegal insider trading.
 
 
 
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