rules

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Federal ethics rules for executive-branch employees prohibit trading on nonpublic information, but most agencies lack express rules to address trading in prediction markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

"She's always been known to break the rules and go for different types of stuff."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The objective of swaps is to leverage tax advantages given the different tax rules that apply for assets owned by a trust versus an individual taxpayer.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

With less than six months until the general election, and state primaries already well underway, you’d think that the rules of engagement for the 2026 midterms would be set by now.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

It was one of the biggest rules of Glitching: you could not, under any circumstances, accidentally become a Butterfly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin