Tag: Congress allowed trade

Tiktokers Trading Stocks What Members Congress

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the topic of Tiktokers trading stocks came up during a hearing of the United States House Committee on Ethics. The hearing was in regards to Congressman Chris Collins (R-NY) and his alleged insider trading of Innate Immunotherapeutics Ltd. stock. Collins is a member of the House Committee on Energy and […]

Stocks Copying What Members Congress Do

There is a lot of discussion about the stock market and the impact that Congress has on it. Recently, there was a study that looked at how the stock market reacts when members of Congress make stock trades.  The study found that there is a correlation between the stock market and congressional behavior. Specifically, when […]

Are Trading Stocks What Congress Do

Are stocks what Congress does? That’s a question on the minds of many Americans, especially in light of the current government shutdown. To answer that question, let’s first take a look at what Congress does. Congress is the branch of government that makes laws. It’s made up of two houses: the House of Representatives and […]

Trading Stocks Copying What Members Congress

When you think of stock trading, you may think of Wall Street and the bigwigs who make a fortune playing the markets. But the truth is, anyone can trade stocks, and you don’t need a lot of money to get started. One way to get started is to copy what members of Congress are doing. […]

Stocks Copying What Members Congress

The stock market is often seen as a barometer of the health of the economy. When stocks are doing well, it is assumed that the economy is doing well, and when stocks are doing poorly, it is assumed that the economy is in trouble. There is a lot of speculation on Wall Street about what […]

Trading Stocks By Copying What Congress

The stock market is a complex system, with so many factors at play that it can be difficult to know where to start if you want to invest your money. It can be tempting to try to copy what successful investors are doing, but this is not always a wise decision. In some cases, it […]

Tiktokers Trading Stocks What Congress Do

On Wednesday, 2 August, it was reported that a number of TikTok users in the US were trading stocks based on information they had gleaned from the app. This included tips on when to buy and sell stocks, and even specific stocks to invest in. The story was first reported by the business news site […]

Stocks By Copying What Members Congress

In a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, it was found that if you want to make money in the stock market, copying the stock picks of members of Congress is the way to do it. The study looked at all the stock picks made by members of Congress between 1985 and […]

Trading Stocks By What Members Congress

Since the stock market crash of 1929, there has been increased scrutiny over the trading activities of members of Congress. In order to prevent members of Congress from using their positions to benefit themselves financially, in 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created. The SEC is a federal agency that is responsible for […]