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 president has pardoned others convicted of fraud, bribery, tax evasion, drug trafficking, insider trading and other crimes.
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
One of the key benefits of a 10b5-1 plan is the ability to establish a preset trading plan that offers an affirmative defense against possible claims of insider trading.
—Joshua Shek, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
If Jones did not breach any duty in sharing this information, the analogy to the insider trading prosecution falls flat.
—Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
If proven, such insider trading will get Billups banned for life from the NBA.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025
One of the key benefits of a 10b5-1 plan is the ability to establish a preset trading plan that offers an affirmative defense against possible claims of insider trading.
—Joshua Shek, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
If Jones did not breach any duty in sharing this information, the analogy to the insider trading prosecution falls flat.
—Samidh Guha, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
If proven, such insider trading will get Billups banned for life from the NBA.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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