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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There is still a dispute between the defense and government as to whether Waugh knowingly engaged in insider trading using information Lewis provided.
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Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
News commentators were fervent on the subject of insider trading; editorials in the Times were thunderous; the SEC ordered one arbitrageur to disgorge $50 million in fines, and another pleaded guilty to felony charges.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
News commentators were fervent on the subject of insider trading; editorials in the Times were thunderous; the SEC ordered one arbitrageur to disgorge $50 million in fines, and another pleaded guilty to felony charges.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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