<prompt> Human: We do creative and marketing work for a local publicly traded company. Ive been considering purchasing some stock. Is there anything I need to know about doing this? I want to avoid being accused of insider trading. Thanks for any information.EDIT: great info everyone, thanks! Does insider trading only count when I make trades? For example, if I buy stock around a time there is no news, if news crops up 5 months later am I ok even though Im holding the stock. I should also mention I would be buying a very small amount of the stock if that makes any difference.  <response>: Im not a legal expert by any means, but I do work at a large firm just in IT. We have a conflicts department that is available to seek information on if it would be an issue to invest anything that we are looking to invest in. I would check to see if anything like that is available for you to check with. 