How this form of insider trading on RIM and Apple stock became so common
There was a story published by Reuters today talking about a former AT&T executive who has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud. Alnoor Ebrahim, 57, apparently got himself involved in a highly enticing and all-too-common illegal practice over the last few years. Besides poor ethics, this boils down to heavy use of expert networks by hedge funds, and...