Feb 5, 2019 That breach of trust is the heart of why insider trading is illegal. Mens rea literally means "guilty mind" in Latin, a language beloved of lawyers Like intent, regulators generally handle the vagueness of insider trading laws Jan 16, 2013 Here's what you should know about trade execution: Many firms use automated systems to handle the orders they receive from their customers. That means your broker must evaluate the orders it receives from all A handle is the whole number part of a price quote. For example, if the price quote for the stock is $56.25, the handle is $56, eliminating the decimal part. In foreign exchange markets, the handle refers to the part of the price quote that appears in both the bid and the offer for the currency.