Sensenbrenner, Frank J.Ryznar, Margaret2016-12-092016-12-092015-05Sensenbrenner, F. J., & Ryznar, M. (2015). Law and Economics of Insider Trading, The. Wake Forest L. Rev., 50, 1155.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/11586Several recent high-profile insider trading losses have not stopped the federal government from aggressively prosecuting insider trading cases. The first of its kind, this law review article offers both a legal analysis and an empirical analysis that would aid the government in detecting and prosecuting insider trading. Specifically, this article finds that insider traders move prices more than non-insider trades of similar characteristics and insiders trade on high-volume days based on a dataset generated from SEC litigation releases.enPublisher Policyinsider tradingwhite collar crimeSECArticle