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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Federal prosecutors often find that crypto wallet-holders engaging in insider trading do so through other people or shell companies, said Mitts.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
And to be sure, insider trading may have been part of some of the big swings.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Theo Marie-Courtois | AFP | Getty Images One user on Polymarket raked in $400,000 in January by correctly predicting the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, raising insider trading concerns.
—Justin Papp,garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Such prescient wagers have raised eyebrows — and accusations that prediction markets are ripe for insider trading.
—Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026
And to be sure, insider trading may have been part of some of the big swings.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Theo Marie-Courtois | AFP | Getty Images One user on Polymarket raked in $400,000 in January by correctly predicting the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, raising insider trading concerns.
—Justin Papp,garrett Downs, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Such prescient wagers have raised eyebrows — and accusations that prediction markets are ripe for insider trading.
—Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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