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insider information

insider information

3 6.6
Secret company facts not public that people often use illegally to make money in the stock market
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌsaɪdər ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
translation icon : información privilegiada
  • I can't prove they are trading on insider information, but it's consistent with the returns of people who do.
  • share insider information
  • trade on insider information
  • use insider information

So Nancy has been using insider information from congressional hearings to trade stocks as a sitting US senator.

Examples

  • Red Bull Racing will be bringing a range of F1 knowledge, driver facts, and insider information direct to your phone with an app launched to coincide with the most prestigious Grand Prix of the year, Monaco.

    Blog text (23)

  • Our members are loyal to IPTAY because we deliver in-depth, insider information for every athletic program and share stories of student athletes and coaches in different sports.

    Blog text (28)

  • Get timely insider information that you can use to better manage your entire logistics operation.

    Blog text (18)

  • Networking puts you in touch with individuals who can give you 'insider information' on vacancies.

    Blog text (23)

  • It is not legal for you to trade on insider information.

    Blog text (26)

  • So Nancy has been using insider information from congressional hearings to trade stocks as a sitting US senator.

    Julian Dorey

  • Unless you have some sort of insider information about the company, I also don't even think it reasonable that you comment on the efficiency of corporate policy.

    Blog text (29)

  • Morrison was trying to get Hendricks to feed him some insider information on the new microbrewery offering, hoping to get in on the ground floor.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • These problems are replicated on a smaller scale: civil servants commonly open small businesses, using their access to insider information to win subcontracting work or to procure necessary (but otherwise hard to come by) licenses.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The analyst used insider information to predict the stock's rise before the official announcement.

Synonyms

secret
vsinsider information
∞ 1.0

A piece of information kept hidden from others

is narrower specific to confidential company plans often used illegally for advantage
inside information
vsinsider information
22 5.4

Secret facts not known to the public that give an advantage

is about company plans and often involves illegal personal gain
inside scoop
vsinsider information
  • Literature
10 5.5

Secret information that only a few people know about a company or event

focuses more on company plans and illegal personal gain rather than informal reporting
insider tip
vsinsider information
1 6.4

Private information that gives someone an advantage

refers specifically to confidential company plans used often illegally for personal advantage

Antonyms

disclosure
176 4.1

Making secret or new information known to others

public knowledge
14 2.0

Facts that anyone can find out

How Confidential

classified
  • Formal
1 7.4
insider information
3 6.6
to tip
129 5.3

Surface Forms

insider information singular
insider informations plural

Morphology

insider + information

The meaning 'confidential or privileged information held by insiders' is directly and compositionally derived from 'insider' (a person with privileged knowledge) + 'information' (facts or knowledge). This is a transparent noun–noun combination and matches similar constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Insider information comes from the simple image of a insider — a person who is inside a company — who hears private plans and so has special information others do not. That's why it means 'confidential' facts that can give an 'unfair advantage' to people who use them.