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Senate Stock Watcher (senatestockwatcher.com)

677 points by ericmay · 2371 days ago · 239 comments on HN

Article summary

The article appears to discuss a website or tool that tracks stock trades made by US Senators, with the data sourced from a Senate website. The tool's data can be used to analyze the Senators' investment strategies and potentially identify instances of insider trading. The discussion around the article focuses on the implications of this data and the potential for creating a fund that mimics the Senators' trades. The availability of this data is made possible by the STOCK Act, which requires Senators to disclose their trades within a certain timeframe.

Main themes

  • Senate stock trades
  • insider trading
  • STOCK Act
  • investment strategies
  • Congressional accountability
  • financial transparency

What commenters say

  • Creating a fund that tracks Senators' trades could be a viable investment strategy, but it may be hindered by the delayed reporting of trades.
  • The Senators' trades may indicate insider trading, and analyzing this data could reveal patterns of suspicious behavior.
  • Restricting members of Congress to a narrow class of investments, such as index funds, could help prevent insider trading and the appearance of impropriety.
  • The STOCK Act has improved transparency, but its effectiveness in preventing insider trading is questionable, and more needs to be done to address the issue.
  • The data from the Senate's website could be used to identify instances of suspected insider trading and hold members of Congress accountable.
  • The idea of a 'Senate-tracking index fund' is intriguing, but its potential performance is uncertain and may be influenced by various factors, including the timing of trade reports.
  • Some argue that members of Congress should be allowed to trade on the markets, while others believe it poses a significant risk of insider trading and should be restricted or prohibited.
  • The use of blind trusts could be a solution to avoid the appearance of impropriety, but its effectiveness depends on the implementation and enforcement of such trusts.