2026-01-17 03:20:33

Can politicians participate in active trading? It's a question worth asking in today's market.

On one hand, public officials holding assets is natural. On the other hand, unrestricted trading access raises concerns about information asymmetry and market fairness. Should there be stricter disclosure requirements? Mandatory holding periods? Or complete restrictions on certain assets?

The debate touches on deeper issues: regulatory frameworks, conflict of interest prevention, and how to balance personal financial freedom with public trust. Different markets handle this differently, and there's no one-size-fits-all answer yet.

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SchrodingerGas

· 4h ago

In plain terms, this is a classic principal-agent dilemma. Officials holding insider information to trade essentially exploit information asymmetry in the market— from a game theory perspective, the incentive mechanism is completely distorted.

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TokenToaster

· 4h ago

Isn't this just old news? Politicians have been insider trading openly for a long time.

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GateUser-2fce706c

· 4h ago

I've already said that the high ground of this wave of regulation lies in information transparency. The logic politicians use to manipulate retail investors is the same as that of the manipulators: whoever has the first move makes the money, understand?

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MidnightGenesis