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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Social media users also raised concerns about anonymous accounts holding crypto wallets that may have benefited from shorting the crypto market — and whether insider trading could have been involved.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
This investigation suggests that some treasury company activity may involve improper information sharing or insider trading rather than genuine institutional adoption.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
And the House Ethics Committee carried out an investigation into Cawthorn over allegations of insider trading.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet members have routinely failed to comply with the requirement, which carries a whopping penalty of $200, and no legislator has ever been prosecuted for insider trading under the law.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
This investigation suggests that some treasury company activity may involve improper information sharing or insider trading rather than genuine institutional adoption.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
And the House Ethics Committee carried out an investigation into Cawthorn over allegations of insider trading.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Yet members have routinely failed to comply with the requirement, which carries a whopping penalty of $200, and no legislator has ever been prosecuted for insider trading under the law.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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