I believe anyone employed and/or associated with the legislative branch of government has access to information with potential impact to/of private equities activities as an unfair advantage over the general public of consumer stock market traders. In theory, as with in the private sector such individuals known to possess confidential market information and/or legislative law with potential market altering affects should be considered “insiders” and be restricted from utilizing “insider information” to their advantage. Therefore, I support the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act as a means of ensuring fairness and preventing potential conflicts of interest that may arise from with in the legislative branch of government utilizing time sensitive confidential government information for monetary gain, reward or perk.