AdvertisementUnder Trump, SEC Enforcement Of Insider Trading Dropped To Lowest Point In DecadesAugust 14, 2020Tom DreisbachfacebookEmailJay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in May 2019. At his 2017 confirmation hearing, Clayton pledged "zero room for bad actors in our capital markets," but enforcement of insider trading is at the lowest in decades. (Getty Images)