insider dealing

British  

noun

1. dealing in company securities on a recognized stock exchange, with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss, by a person who has confidential information about the securities that, if generally known, would affect their price. Its practice by those connected with a company is illegal

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Other Word Forms

• insider dealer noun

Example Sentences

The FCA regulates financial services firms in the UK and part of its role is handling and investigating reports of market abuse, such as insider dealing or market manipulation.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

The rules, aimed at maintaining financial stability, include provisions to combat market manipulation and insider dealing.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

As part of their obligations to regulators, banks must report suspicious transactions to watchdogs when there are reasonable grounds to suspect ill intent, such as potential insider dealing or market manipulation.

From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2023

But those hopes were dimmed this spring when former officials went public with accusations of backsliding and insider dealing, an old scourge in Ukraine.

From New York Times • May 13, 2020

It is at this stage that the latter day Rasputin emerges from the shadows and joins officialdom or concludes lucrative transactions based on favourably deflated prices and insider dealing.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Vaknin, Samuel