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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Outsized trades executed just ahead of Trump’s Truth Social posts on Gulf oil policy have also drawn scrutiny as potential examples of insider trading.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Those investments have raised eyebrows in Congress, with some Democrats aiming to scrutinize the younger Trumps' deals for potential insider trading or conflicts of interest.
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Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
There exists an open invitation to circumvent the controls designed to prevent insider trading.
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Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
China’s crackdown on offshore securities trading hit one of the biggest US trading firms to the tune of $70 million — and shows that (alleged) insider trading hasn’t moved entirely to prediction markets.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Those investments have raised eyebrows in Congress, with some Democrats aiming to scrutinize the younger Trumps' deals for potential insider trading or conflicts of interest.
—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
There exists an open invitation to circumvent the controls designed to prevent insider trading.
—
Kelvin Dickenson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
China’s crackdown on offshore securities trading hit one of the biggest US trading firms to the tune of $70 million — and shows that (alleged) insider trading hasn’t moved entirely to prediction markets.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 June 2026
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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