Insider Trading Regulation in the USA in the First Half of the 20th Century

In this study, the author will attempt to show how did the insider trading regulation in the United States originated, what disputes accompanied the process of development of the regulation, as well as how the judicial practice and American legislation in this area have changed over the decades. This paper covers the first half of the 20th century, in his further research the author will analyze the specifics of the regulation of this phenomenon in the United States over the second half of the 20th century.