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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In 2004, Stewart served a five-month prison sentence after being found guilty on charges related to insider trading, including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, Mr. Thompson and two other UnitedHealth Group executives were accused of insider trading and fraud in a lawsuit filed by the Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension Fund.
—Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The agency also investigated former Republican North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr for insider trading after the coronavirus stock market crash.
—Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 10 Dec. 2024
The flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, Mr. Thompson and two other UnitedHealth Group executives were accused of insider trading and fraud in a lawsuit filed by the Hollywood Firefighters’ Pension Fund.
—Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The agency also investigated former Republican North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr for insider trading after the coronavirus stock market crash.
—Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 10 Dec. 2024
The flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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