insider information
Confidential market tips
Insider information is knowledge about a company or organization that isn't available to the general public—typically financial details that could affect stock prices.
Trading on insider information is illegal in securities markets: He was convicted of insider trading after acting on insider information from a board member.
More broadly, any privileged knowledge gained through one's position: She had insider information about the merger.
- stock tradingExchanging company shares
- trading floorExchange transaction area
- whistleblowingExposing hidden wrongdoing internally
- loose lipsHabit of revealing secrets
- behind closed doorsIn private, unobserved
market manipulation · executive leadership · investment strategy · legal liability · corporate transparency · tipping · tip off · leaked memo · competitive advantage · corporate espionage · securities fraud · white collar crime · fiduciary duty · hedge funds · mergers and acquisitions · confidentiality agreements · need to know · portfolio management
insider informationpublic information
Accessible-to-all data
public knowledge · public record · open data · common knowledge · press release
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