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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The Justice Department, which is ultimately responsible for bringing criminal cases of insider trading, is acting, all too often, as an arm of the White House.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Government Ethics comes after weeks of increasing scrutiny regarding potential insider trading by government employees using prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Concerns about insider trading are growing as betting on prediction markets expands to cover events such as regulatory decisions.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The new bill would also require that the Government Accountability Office — Congress' non-partisan, independent watchdog — conduct a study on prediction markets and insider trading.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
The letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Office of Government Ethics comes after weeks of increasing scrutiny regarding potential insider trading by government employees using prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Concerns about insider trading are growing as betting on prediction markets expands to cover events such as regulatory decisions.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The new bill would also require that the Government Accountability Office — Congress' non-partisan, independent watchdog — conduct a study on prediction markets and insider trading.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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