Shorting Crypto Assets and Insider Trading
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-26
105 Iowa Law Review Online 59 (2021)
9 Pages Posted: 11 Nov 2020 Last revised: 17 Apr 2021
Date Written: October 26, 2020
Abstract
This Essay, prepared for a discussion group on insider trading and crypto assets, uses the introduction of futures trading in Bitcoin as a case study in how making it easier for investors to sell financial assets short can enhance market liquidity and reduce insider trading.
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Guttentag, Michael D., Shorting Crypto Assets and Insider Trading (October 26, 2020). Loyola Law School, Los Angeles Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020-26, 105 Iowa Law Review Online 59 (2021), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3719545
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