insider trading
noun
the illegal buying and selling of securities by persons acting on privileged information.
Origin of insider trading
First recorded in 1965–70
OTHER WORDS FROM insider trading
insider trader, nounWords nearby insider trading
inside straight,
inside track,
inside track, the,
insider,
insider dealing,
insider trading,
insidious,
insight,
insightful,
insigne,
insignia
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Cultural definitions for insider trading
insider trading
The unlawful practice of using information that comes from a source “inside” the business but is not available to the general public to trade on the stock market. This activity is prohibited by law and is policed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
notes for insider trading
In the mid-1980s, several revelations of insider trading rocked
Wall Street.