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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Experts told the Times that the late bets mirrored insider trading.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beast Industries fired a MrBeast video editor this week following accusations of insider trading by the prediction market operator Kalshi.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Ditto for MrBeast’s holding company, which instituted a similar policy and put an employee on leave after some Kalshi insider trading drama.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The prediction markets are facing heightened scrutiny and for me a ban on insider trading is the logical place to start.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Beast Industries fired a MrBeast video editor this week following accusations of insider trading by the prediction market operator Kalshi.
—James Pollard, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Ditto for MrBeast’s holding company, which instituted a similar policy and put an employee on leave after some Kalshi insider trading drama.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The prediction markets are facing heightened scrutiny and for me a ban on insider trading is the logical place to start.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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