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shadow trade

shadow trade noun: the trade of a security of a company that is economically linked to a publicly held company about which a person has inside information.

Noun

shadow trade (plural shadow trades)

  1. The trade of a security of a company that is economically linked to a publicly held company about which a person has inside information.

Forms of shadow trade

pluralshadow trades

Questions about shadow trade

What does shadow trade mean?
Shadow trade means the trade of a security of a company that is economically linked to a publicly held company about which a person has inside information.
What part of speech is shadow trade?
Shadow trade is a noun.
What is the plural of shadow trade?
The plural of shadow trade is shadow trades.

Words near shadow trade in the dictionary

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