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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Spagnuolo isn’t first person to face insider trading charges spanning from Polymarket trades.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But to critics, that model incentivizes insider trading.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the Army sergeant charged with insider trading on the Maduro ouster, has pleaded not guilty.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The cases have highlighted concerns about the potential for insider trading on prediction markets, which have surged in popularity in recent years.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
But to critics, that model incentivizes insider trading.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the Army sergeant charged with insider trading on the Maduro ouster, has pleaded not guilty.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The cases have highlighted concerns about the potential for insider trading on prediction markets, which have surged in popularity in recent years.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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