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Mr Axe, one of the directors of XYZ Ltd, knew that bonus shares were to be announced in the next meeting and he expected the price to rise. He bought 10000 shares from the stock market. By the end of few months, price rose by Rs 9. He sold his shares and made huge profit.

(i) Name the act of Mr Axe.

(ii) Is it permitted ?

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(i) Mr Axe is indulged in insider trading. Insider Trading It means buying and selling of securities by those persons (Directors, promoters , etc), who have some secret information about the company and who wish to take advantage of such secret information. This hurts the interests of the general investors. It was very essential to check this tendency. Many steps have been taken to check insider trading through the medium of the SEBI.

(ii) Insider trading is illegal and is not permitted.


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