DETECTOR · P24

Same Day Vote Trade

Member voted on a bill and traded a related stock on the same calendar day. The cleanest insider-trading signal.

What this detector measures

Member voted on a bill and traded a related stock on the same calendar day. The cleanest insider-trading signal.

What to ask the senator's office

  1. What was the time-stamp order on the vote vs the trade — did the trade execute pre-market, intraday, or post-close?
  2. Did the senator hold any non-public committee or executive-branch information on the day of the vote?
  3. Has the senator's office released a statement explaining the same-day timing?

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