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 securities fraud cases carry a penalty of up to 25 years in prison, and the insider trading charge carries a maximum 20-year sentence.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
This led to allegations of insider trading and rug-pulling.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Near the end of his tenure at Arnold & Porter, Bonderman successfully represented Raymond Dirks before the U.S. Supreme Court in one of the most important insider trading cases in history, Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In that same episode, Rodgers also suggested that former Democrat Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi allegedly engages in insider trading.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
This led to allegations of insider trading and rug-pulling.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Near the end of his tenure at Arnold & Porter, Bonderman successfully represented Raymond Dirks before the U.S. Supreme Court in one of the most important insider trading cases in history, Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
In that same episode, Rodgers also suggested that former Democrat Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi allegedly engages in insider trading.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Insider trading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insider%20trading. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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