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Under federal securities law, contemporaneous traders who bought or sold securities of the same class on the opposite side of the market at the time of an insider trading violation have a statutory private right of action to recover damages from the violator.

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True. Federal securities law grants contemporaneous traders a private right of action to sue insider traders for damages.
Under federal securities regulations, contemporaneous traders who traded on the opposite side of the market during an insider trading violation possess a explicit statutory right under Section 20A of the Exchange Act to sue the insider trader for damages up to the amount of profit gained or loss avoided.

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1
Define contemporaneous traders under federal securities law.
Contemporaneous traders are investors who purchased or sold the same security on the opposite side of the market around the same time the insider trading occurred.
Identifying affected market participants is essential for establishing legal standing under insider trading remedies.
2
Evaluate legal remedies under Section 20A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Section 20A explicitly creates a statutory private right of action allowing contemporaneous traders to recover damages.
This statutory provision ensures that private investors injured by trading against someone with material nonpublic information have a legal path to restitution.

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Contemporaneous Traders' Private Right of Action
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Insider Trading and Misuse of Material Nonpublic Information