Is There a Rule That Should Be Amended or Repealed?

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A rule that says companies can't disclose material non public information to one investor unless they simultaneously disclosed it to all their investors seems like a very straightforward fairness rule. It's just tho, it's a striking set of facts. And what i think is striking about it is that it's clearly how the world should work,. and those people should be able to ask questions and then watch the executives reactions. Next question, i what's a rule that should be amended or repealed? I should always be prepared for these things," he said.

Is Matt Levine a modern-day Horace? Like Matt, Horace has a preoccupation with wealth and the law. There’s a playful humor as he segues from topic to topic. An ability to read Latin. And many of Horace’s letters are about the length of a Bloomberg View column. QED, says Tyler.

So Matt, the Latin teacher turned lawyer turned investment banker turned finance writer, recently joined Tyler for a conversation on Horace and more, including cryptocurrencies, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Nabakov, New York, Uber, financial regulation, market volatility, M&A, whether finance is nerdy, and why panic is central to the Matt Levine production function.

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