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 latter was imprisoned over his involvement in an insider trading scheme that plagued Wall Street.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
In September 2023, he was sentenced to nine years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of participating in a $93 million insider trading scheme that involved hacking corporate computer networks.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Rocket's general counsel determined that the normal company insider trading window — a period in which board members and top executives are prohibited from buying or selling stock and which had closed nearly two weeks earlier — could be reopened for the special opportunity.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
The insider trading case against hedge fund Segantii Capital Management Ltd. and its founder Simon Sadler is moving to a higher Hong Kong court that can hand out longer sentences for convictions, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Dorothy Ma, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2024
In September 2023, he was sentenced to nine years in a U.S. prison after being convicted of participating in a $93 million insider trading scheme that involved hacking corporate computer networks.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, Rocket's general counsel determined that the normal company insider trading window — a period in which board members and top executives are prohibited from buying or selling stock and which had closed nearly two weeks earlier — could be reopened for the special opportunity.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2024
The insider trading case against hedge fund Segantii Capital Management Ltd. and its founder Simon Sadler is moving to a higher Hong Kong court that can hand out longer sentences for convictions, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Dorothy Ma, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024
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