# Ethics

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[HUANG, Allen](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/faculty/huang-allen)

HUI, Kai Wai

[ZHENG, Yue](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/faculty/zheng-yue)

[Insider Trading Deterred by Liberal-Leaning Judges](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/bizinsight/2025/11/insider-trading-deterred-liberal-leaning-judges)

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[Ethics](https://bm.hkust.edu.hk/bizinsight/tag/ethics)

HKUST-led research shows that judges’ ideological leanings affect the outcomes of insider-trading cases. According to Allen H. Huang, Yue Zheng, and a co-author, liberal judges take an especially strong stance against insider trading, with significant real-world consequences for traders and regulators. Judge ideology is known to influence securities lawsuits
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[Read Full Paper](https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/29ABF7BB417504399F22576A86C2DB3B/S0022109024000164a.pdf/judge-ideology-and-opportunistic-insider-trading.pdf)