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insider trading
noun
: the illegal use of information available only to insiders in order to make a profit in financial trading
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The Houston man who pled guilty to insider trading after eavesdropping on his BP executive ex-wife was sentenced to two years in prison.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 22 May 2024
There is still a dispute between the defense and government as to whether Waugh knowingly engaged in insider trading using information Lewis provided.
—Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
News commentators were fervent on the subject of insider trading; editorials in the Times were thunderous; the SEC ordered one arbitrageur to disgorge $50 million in fines, and another pleaded guilty to felony charges.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Charges of insider trading are by no means unheard of in the world of journalism.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
insider trading
noun
: the illegal use of especially material inside information for profit in financial trading see also tippee
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