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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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.
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
But one of the most damaging insider trading schemes in recent years can’t be linked back to a U.S.-based trading floor or brokerage firm.
—Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
It's also reflected in some of what Walz did while in Congress, such as introducing the STOCK Act, which was aimed at curbing insider trading by congresspeople and other federal government employees.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
Waugh is the last person charged in the insider trading scheme to plead guilty, bookending a high-profile prosecution that cost 87-year-old Lewis millions of dollars in penalties and forced him to cut ties with public companies.
—Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
But one of the most damaging insider trading schemes in recent years can’t be linked back to a U.S.-based trading floor or brokerage firm.
—Cnbc.com Staff, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2024
It's also reflected in some of what Walz did while in Congress, such as introducing the STOCK Act, which was aimed at curbing insider trading by congresspeople and other federal government employees.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Aug. 2024
Waugh is the last person charged in the insider trading scheme to plead guilty, bookending a high-profile prosecution that cost 87-year-old Lewis millions of dollars in penalties and forced him to cut ties with public companies.
—Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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