insider trading

noun

: the illegal use of information available only to insiders in order to make a profit in financial trading

Examples of insider trading in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Campaign staffers looking to profit on political races are still trying to place bets on prediction markets, despite new public scrutiny toward insider trading — and internal efforts to curb the practice. — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

Those include updating their insider trading policies to include event contracts and establishing protocols to monitor unusual activity on individual markets related to their businesses. — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Hansen also said semiannual reporting would not materially affect ExxonMobil’s insider trading policies or blackout periods, which are tied to quarterly earnings releases rather than Form 10-Q filings. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 8 July 2026

There exists an open invitation to circumvent the controls designed to prevent insider trading. — Kelvin Dickenson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for insider trading

• abrading
• blockading
• cascading
• crusading
• degrading
• dissuading
• downgrading
• evading
• invading
• parading
• persuading
• pervading

Legal Definition

insider trading

noun

: the illegal use of especially material inside information for profit in financial trading see also tippee