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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Financial watchdogs charged a 56-year-old New Yorker with insider trading on Tuesday, alleging the executive knew in advance that Foot Locker’s disappointing earnings would trigger a stock selloff.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
In 2020, then-Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) stepped down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI seized his phone as part of an investigation into insider trading.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 21 Sep. 2024
Finra received 11,000 investor complaints, barred or suspended 435 individuals and nine firms from the industry and referred 623 fraud and insider trading cases to the feds for prosecution.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Trump Media went public March 26 through a reverse merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, concluding a 29-month process of going public marred by headaches like insider trading convictions and accounting errors.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
In 2020, then-Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) stepped down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee after the FBI seized his phone as part of an investigation into insider trading.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 21 Sep. 2024
Finra received 11,000 investor complaints, barred or suspended 435 individuals and nine firms from the industry and referred 623 fraud and insider trading cases to the feds for prosecution.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Trump Media went public March 26 through a reverse merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, concluding a 29-month process of going public marred by headaches like insider trading convictions and accounting errors.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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