Major changes may be on the horizon for "Rule 10b5-1" plans, which allow (1) company insiders to sell their company's stock (often an important piece of an employee's compensation package) or (2) an issuer to repurchase its shares, each at times when it otherwise might be prevented from doing so under the insider trading laws designed to prohibit trading by those who possess material non-public information (as is often the case for a company's officers, directors and management) or because of issuer-imposed blackout periods. READ MORE