How Digital Changes Can Curb Insider Trading

Ever wondered how digital transformations in businesses can change how markets work? Well, it turns out that it's a big deal, especially for something called "informed trading. " This is when people use inside info to trade and it can really mix things up. It can make prices weird, make it hard for resources to get where they need to go, and even make the whole market crash sometimes. Not cool. A study used some big ideas like information asymmetry and principal-agent theory to look at some Chinese companies from 2011 to 2022. The research found that when companies go digital, it really cuts down on this kind of trading. It's even better for some types of companies, like ones that aren't owned by the government, are high-tech, or are in certain regions. How does this happen? The study says it's because digital transformations make it harder for people to have secret info and it helps companies keep better tabs on stuff internally. Plus, it only really works when companies have reached a certain level of tech and assets. So, in simple terms, going digital can help keep markets healthier.