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 former chief executive officer of Emergent BioSolutions was accused of insider trading by the New York attorney general in connection with contracts the company had to manufacture a Covid-19 vaccine for AstraZeneca.
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
Democratic members have said Steil’s bill doesn’t do enough to prevent insider trading among lawmakers.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
No member has ever been prosecuted for violating the prohibition on insider trading, a crime that’s tricky to prove.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In its rulebook, Kalshi explicitly bans insider trading from anyone who has access to material nonpublic information related to a contract, or could exert influence on the subject of the contract.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
Democratic members have said Steil’s bill doesn’t do enough to prevent insider trading among lawmakers.
—Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
No member has ever been prosecuted for violating the prohibition on insider trading, a crime that’s tricky to prove.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
In its rulebook, Kalshi explicitly bans insider trading from anyone who has access to material nonpublic information related to a contract, or could exert influence on the subject of the contract.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for insider trading
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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