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insider trading

insider trading noun: the illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.

Noun

insider trading (uncountable)

  1. The illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.
    • Wall Street wants repeal of the provisions for penalizing executives (and large stockholders) who trade in their company's securities. It claims that publicity on such "insider" trading is enough.1942 February 9, “Back to Philadelphia”, in Time
    • The aim of insider trading law is simple: prohibit people from profiting from advance knowledge of a stock-moving event—be it a merger, an earnings warning or a soon-to-be-published news story.2003 June 5, Jake Ulick, “Insider trading: A primer”, in CNNMoney.com, retrieved 25 Oct 2008

insider trading meaning in Malay and Indonesian

insider trading in Malay

trading of securities by a person who has privileged access to information
perdagangan orang dalam

insider trading in Indonesian

trading of securities by a person who has privileged access to information
perdagangan orang dalam

Synonyms of insider trading

Questions about insider trading

What does insider trading mean?
Insider trading means the illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.
What is insider trading in Malay?
Insider trading in Malay is perdagangan orang dalam. See Insider trading meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is insider trading?
Insider trading is a noun.

Words near insider trading in the dictionary

  1. insider baseball
  2. insider dealing
  3. insider dealings
  4. insider trade
  5. insider trades
  6. insider trading
  7. insiderdom
  8. insiderish
  9. insiderism
  10. insiderly
  11. insiderness

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