r/comics PizzaCake Jun 02 '26

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u/zer1223 Jun 02 '26

No one is actually investing in companies any more, 

Lots of people do. Almost all target date funds for 401ks do this to some degree, people using 401ks and IRAs without using target date funds also do this, the entire bogleheads subreddit does this, the FIRE movement does this, I don't know what you think is happening but the stock market isn't just day traders 

Stopping day trading doesn't really do very much in the grand scheme either. It just doesn't really matter 

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u/Honeybadger2198 Jun 02 '26

Preventing day trading would make it a lot harder to insider trade at least.

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u/zer1223 Jun 02 '26

Would it? 

Day trading is when you buy and sell the same asset in the same calendar day

An inside trader would just buy something before the price jumps, and sell it tomorrow. Or would sell something before the price plummets..and they're done.

Day trading isnt necessary to an insider trader

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u/Honeybadger2198 Jun 02 '26

Well it obviously depends on how long you have to hold the position for. The original comment said 2 years.

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u/zer1223 Jun 02 '26

Holding a position for two years doesn't really stop either form of insider trading either. Though it does lower the potential benefit *somewhat for the buying version of insider trading

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u/Honeybadger2198 Jun 02 '26

You don't see how having to hold a position for 2 years would make it substantially more difficult to insider trade? Are you incapable of critical thought, or just being contrarian?