Insider Financial Glossary

What is it? Trading Dealing in shares based on privileged information that has not been made available to the rest of the shareholders in the company and is likely to materially influence the share price. It is an illegal practice and, if an investor is found guilty of insider trader, carries a hefty fine or jail sentence.

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