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

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

Much like insider trading on the stock market, inside information on teams – either from peripheral personnel such as Jones, or in the form of a direct link, a la Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier – can be worth a lot of money. —Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025

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