[Series 65] 74, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation

[Series 65] 74, Insider Trading and Market Manipulation

From Open Exam Prep by Ran Chen, EA, CFP®

June 6, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

This episode covers insider trading, market manipulation tactics, and the legal implications surrounding them.

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - What constitutes material nonpublic information and how it's tested on the exam. - The specific requirements for establishing tipper-tippee liability, including the 'personal benefit' test. - How firms use 'Chinese Walls' as a procedural safeguard to prevent the misuse of inside information. - Key market manipulation tactics like wash trades, marking the close, and pump and dump schemes. - The severe civil and criminal penalties for insider trading, including treble damages and imprisonment. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

People in this episode

Host: Ran Chen

Topics covered

  • insider trading
  • market manipulation
  • material nonpublic information
  • tipper-tippee liability
  • Chinese Walls
  • civil and criminal penalties

Keywords

  • insider trading
  • market manipulation
  • material nonpublic information
  • tipper-tippee liability
  • Chinese Walls
  • wash trades
  • pump and dump
  • civil penalties
  • criminal penalties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Exam Prep

Products: EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses, CFP® designation

Places: China

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