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Insider trading & confidential information

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 30 minutes, 6 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why insider trading is illegal and how it's detected
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Decide whether information is material and nonpublic
  • Accordion
  • Flashcards
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Apply blackout, pre-clearance and tipping rules
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Describe 2023 Rule 10b5-1 plan conditions (cooling-off, certifications, no overlapping plans)
  • Scenario
  • Sorting activity

  • Protect confidential information and report leaks
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

Final check: 10 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

What is the main problem in the barbecue story?

 

Sharing material nonpublic information, and trading on it, can be illegal for everyone involved.

Lesson 1, Why it matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Your friend trades on a tip from you but you do not trade. Can you be liable?

 

A tipper can be liable, even without trading.

Lesson 2, The rules in brief, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

For a director or officer, what is the minimum cooling-off before trades can begin under a Rule 10b5-1 plan?

 

For directors and officers the cooling-off is the later of 90 days or 2 business days after the financial results filing, with a 120-day cap.

Lesson 3, Decision framework, teaches this. See the outline

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Insider trading & confidential information

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Coral geometric

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 7 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 30 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why it matters · 4 min

    Explain why insider trading is illegal and how it's detected.

  • Lesson 2: The rules in brief · 7 min

    Decide whether information is material and nonpublic.

  • Lesson 3: Decision framework · 4 min

    Apply blackout, pre-clearance and tipping rules.

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 7 min

    Describe 2023 Rule 10b5-1 plan conditions (cooling-off, certifications, no overlapping plans).

  • Lesson 5: Protect information & speak up · 4 min

    Protect confidential information and report leaks.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 4 min

    10 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Securities Exchange Act of 1934 s.10(b) and Rule 10b-5; Rule 10b5-1 (amended Dec 2022, effective Feb 27, 2023); s.21A (c…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Securities Exchange Act of 1934 s.10(b) or ask your own counsel.

At hire + annually; refresher before each blackout window for designated insiders.

All employees of public companies and their advisers.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 s.10(b).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Gc or CEO quote
  • Insider trading policy link
  • Blackout windows
  • Preclearance contact
  • Designated insider list rules
  • Ethics hotline
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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