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Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD)

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A quick definition of Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD):

Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) is a rule made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that says public companies must tell everyone important information at the same time. Before this rule, some companies would tell secret information to some people before they told everyone else. This was not fair to all the investors. Now, companies have to tell everyone important information at the same time. If they accidentally tell some people before others, they have to tell everyone else soon after. They have to tell everyone by filling out a special form called Form 8-K.

A more thorough explanation:

Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) is a rule created by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that requires public companies to share important information with everyone at the same time. This information is called "material non-public information" and it includes things like earnings reports and other important news that could affect the company's stock price.

Before this rule was created, some companies would share this information with certain people, like stock analysts or big investors, before telling everyone else. This gave those people an unfair advantage because they could use the information to make decisions about buying or selling the company's stock before anyone else knew what was going on.

Now, companies have to share this information with everyone at the same time, so that everyone has a fair chance to make decisions based on the same information. If a company accidentally shares the information with some people before others, they have to tell everyone else as soon as possible.

For example, let's say that a company is going to announce that they had a really good quarter and made a lot of money. Before Regulation FD, they might have told a few big investors about this news before telling everyone else. Those investors could have bought a lot of the company's stock before the news was announced, and then sold it for a profit once the news became public. Now, the company has to tell everyone at the same time, so that everyone has a fair chance to buy or sell the stock based on the same information.

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windyMagician
11:09
shaq hows ur love life going? any updates?
shaquilleoatmeal
11:14
damn couldnt even get to Christmas dinner before this question lmao im not looking for anything serious rn so no updates lol
11:14
i made out with my ex in a stairwell the other day if you care. my only update
shaquilleoatmeal
11:14
oof
shaquilleoatmeal
11:14
twitter ex or a different ex
11:15
different ex
windyMagician
11:15
since its not Twitter dude I'll forgive it
shaquilleoatmeal
11:17
at least you did that before the new year, cant carry that baggage in 25
11:17
I think he thinks if I move to nyc we’re going to get back together
11:17
that’s not my plan tbh
jackfrost11770
11:18
this is so funny
shaquilleoatmeal
11:19
lmao damn wish id be classmates with this dude
shaquilleoatmeal
11:20
@cheriebomb: you never know what the future holds
jackfrost11770
11:20
also cherie fallen soldier
jackfrost11770
11:20
i got home at 8 am from the club and my neighbor was leaving to go biking. truly living in different worlds
11:20
i don’t fw him that heavy tbh
11:21
i get along better with his friends than i do with him
windyMagician
11:21
nah the hiking in Nike blazers deserves jail time
11:21
he was already vomiting and shitting in a hole I think he did his penance
windyMagician
11:26
call that restorative justice
11:35
they put a place in the UK second. I don’t trust their methodology
shaquilleoatmeal
11:35
im laughin cause it definitely isnt but the fact that some people this it is is comical
shaquilleoatmeal
11:35
tink*
shaquilleoatmeal
11:35
think jee
shaquilleoatmeal
11:35
jeez - im over it
11:37
imagine saying you want to go to boston for christmas 💀
shaquilleoatmeal
11:40
imagine you not wanting to go what lmao
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