Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insider trading

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: in-sid-er -trad-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

inside job inside man insider trade inside trader inside information

Frequently Paired Words

inside job inside man insider trade inside trader MNPI inside information

Synonyms

inside dealing inside trading insider dealing

Questions

What does insider trading mean?: The illegal trading of a public company's stock or other securities based on material, nonpublic information about the company.

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