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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Maybe, special counsel to go after the insider trading from my former colleagues in Congress.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The suit also accuses the team of exploiting Welch’s popularity to market the token, claiming insider trading and deceptive promotional practices took place.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Dozens of executives were charged, including former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was sentenced to a 24-year prison term and fined $45 million in 2006 after being found guilty of 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy and one count of insider trading.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
How much did Martha Stewart lose after being convicted of insider trading?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The suit also accuses the team of exploiting Welch’s popularity to market the token, claiming insider trading and deceptive promotional practices took place.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Dozens of executives were charged, including former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, who was sentenced to a 24-year prison term and fined $45 million in 2006 after being found guilty of 18 counts of fraud and conspiracy and one count of insider trading.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2024
How much did Martha Stewart lose after being convicted of insider trading?
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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