There are basically two types of companies: private and public. A private is just that, a company that is wholly owned by a group (or individual), that makes the decisions for the company without having to get approval from any sort of outside agency, i.e. board.
To be successful in trading means that you make money and the most important rule new traders must understand is that it’s more important to make money than it is to be right.
In the year after the “Flash Crash,” the response of professional investors has been like that towards growing crowds at your favorite restaurant. You want enough customers to eat there to keep it in business, but not so many that you have to wait for a table.
Insider trading is a term most of have heard but know little about. Lately anytime you turn on CNBC or Bloomberg there seems to be a new insider trading case brewing. In this article, we are going to take a look at what exactly constitutes insider trading as well as when it is actually legal.
Kenneth C. Griffin is one of world’s top ranked hedge fund managers. He is the founder and CEO of Citadel, a Chicago based investment firm. Citadel is ranked amongst the largest and most successful hedge funds in the world with approximately $20 billion of assets under management.