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Your claim about Congress is a weird mix of factual observations and future predictions. Let's clarify... Right now there are few limits. But Congress could pass laws to create limits, and those could focus more (or evenly or less) on POTUS. In fact, focusing as much or more on POTUS makes the most sense, because he has the most power to abuse the system, as Trump has clearly shown us.
I think we need a total ban on insider trading, or however you want to classify it. But more than anything, the president and his family should be forbidden from trading stocks.
They won't ban the President and his family from trading stocks ever, because they themselves trade stocks now (as they have for decades), and they don't want to stop trading stocks, and they write the rules.
They don't want to stop the President and his family from trading stocks, they don't care. What will you do, vote third party? They are not concerned. (they may say otherwise because that's their job, but they won't actually pass a law)