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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Bizarrely public insider trading, or just coincidence? Air Mail, 19 Apr. 2025 National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett laughed when asked about Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) allegation that President Donald Trump engaged in insider trading after his reversal on tariffs. Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025 The purchases, made public in a federal disclosure on April 11, come as Democrats call for an investigation into whether Trump participated in insider trading. Riley Beggin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025 Trump tariffs live updates: Trump acknowledges 'transition problems,' threatens to return to higher tariffs Michael Guttentag, a Loyola Law School professor who has written several research papers on insider trading, told ABC News there is no universal national insider trading law. Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for insider trading

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of insider trading was in 1966

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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

Legal Definition

insider trading

noun
: the illegal use of especially material inside information for profit in financial trading see also tippee

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