insider
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Astros insider: Wade Miley searches for solution Oakland struck six straight one-out singles against Miley in the first. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Wade Miley gets torched again as Astros suffer blowout loss to A's," 11 Sep. 2019 Some industry insiders, however, have questioned Apple’s content strategy. — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, "Apple ups the stakes in streaming wars with $4.99 a month price for Apple TV+," 10 Sep. 2019 The rankings here are based on polls of New Hampshire voters, interviews with more than a dozen, activists, operatives, and insiders, and an analysis of the on-the-ground infrastructure each campaign has built. — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "Who will win? Ranking the Democratic primary candidates in New Hampshire," 6 Sep. 2019 Through it all, Esalen has dealt with media/pop culture portrayals that insiders say paint an incomplete, often stereotypical picture. — Wallace Baine, SFChronicle.com, "What’s next for the Esalen Institute?," 5 Sep. 2019 Quorum Report, a newsletter and website for Capitol insiders, first received credentials in 1983. — Dallas News, "Michael Quinn Sullivan's secret audio of Texas House speaker blurs line between journalism, activism," 22 Aug. 2019 Like most companies that go public, Lyft included a lock-up period in its IPO terms that barred company insiders—employees, management, and pre-IPO investors—from selling their holdings for 180 days from the day of the offering. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "Lyft’s IPO is outperforming Uber’s in one crucial way," 19 Aug. 2019 The licensing fees are also viewed by industry insiders as an example of the multiple levies that small and medium sized business owners often complain about in Lagos. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "Bike-hailing startups in Lagos may soon have to pay thousands of dollars in state fees," 22 July 2019 No one yet knows if the tougher scooters will make scooter-sharing profitable, so Lyft’s and Uber’s offerings are likely to be watched closely by industry insiders. — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, "Lyft introduces pink-wheeled scooter that it says is better for scooter sharing," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'insider.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nounFinancial Definition of insider
What It Is
An insider is an employee, director or any other person who is privy to confidential, nonpublic information about a company.
How It Works
Given their position, managers and executives within a company are privy to information about a company's operations that is not available to the investing public. The news and details of an upcoming merger or special dividend that have not yet been announced are two examples of insider information. Once information has been made public by the company, it is no longer considered "insider" information.
Why It Matters
Individuals with access to insider information have an unfair advantage in the market. Using this information to base a trade is an illegal practice known as "insider trading."
It is also illegal for a person with insider information to pass it to a third party so that they may use the information to profit.
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