Insider Trading Cases & Increased SEC Enforcement Lead myStockOptions.com To Develop SEC Law Course

Insider Trading and Increased SEC Enforcement Lead myStockOptions.com to Create New Course on SEC Law

To help financial professionals, stock plan participants, and investors stay out of trouble with the SEC and criminal prosecutors, myStockOptions.com has developed a new course, exam, and podcast on SEC law. These materials are based on the extensive articles and FAQs in the SEC Law section of www.myStockOptions.com.

Covered topics include SEC law basics, insider trading and tipping, Rule 10b5-1 plans, the requirements under Rule 144, and the Section 16 rules. The course and podcast complement the popular Think Twice video/DVD series for insider trading prevention and education that the staff of myStockOptions.com helped to develop (see www.insidertradingvideos.com). These videos are used by many companies in their insider trading compliance and prevention programs.

While the course and exam cover several topics in SEC law, the podcast focuses mainly on insider trading. In an entertaining audio presentation, realistic hypothetical situations involving insider trading are discussed to explain the key misunderstandings about confidential information and stock trading that can get people into trouble with the SEC (even if they don't mean to break the rules). See: http://www.mystockoptions.com/podcasts/

Earn CE credits

Located in the Learning Center on myStockOptions.com, the new course and exam on SEC law for stock plans offers 5 credits for CEPs and 3 credits for CFPs. Like all the continuing education offerings in the Learning Center, credits can be earned only by reading the entire course of study and then scoring 70% or better on the exam.

The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards and the Certified Equity Professional (CEP) Institute impose rigorous requirements for continuing education on their accredited members. Both organizations have approved every training course in the Learning Center at myStockOptions.com. With the addition of the new course, the interactive self-study courses and exams of the Learning Center on myStockOptions.com now offer 15 continuing education credits for CFPs and 20 for CEPs. These amount to half of the total credits regularly required by the CFP Board and the CEP Institute. See http://www.mystockoptions.com/learningcenter/

In addition to the new course and exam, other courses and exams in the Learning Center cover nonqualified stock options, restricted stock and RSUs, employee stock purchase plans, and financial planning for stock compensation. A link to each is available on the Learning Center page and on the home page of myStockOptions.com.

 "myStockOptions.com is now more important than ever for anyone who invests in stock or participates in stock plans at their company, and for stock plan professionals and financial advisors whose clients have stock compensation," says Bruce Brumberg, the website's Editor-in-Chief.

"The SEC law course is the first of its kind on securities laws and regulations of importance to anyone involved with or participating in stock plans. Our courses and exams were developed from the same award-winning educational content that CFPs and CEPs have come to depend on for vital education and research."

All of the content on myStockOptions.com is ideally suited for licensing by companies, stock plan providers, and securities firms for training, research, and ongoing education. The courses and exams can be further customized by brokerage firms and financial institutions for their own training programs. As a bonus, staff with CEP or CFP accreditation can earn the CE credits offered by the online self-study courses. For more information, visit www.myStockOptions.com