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insider  n.  An officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations, especially information relating to profitability. Note: An insider is forbidden by U. S. securities laws to trade stock in publicly owned corporations based on the private information. The definition of insider for the purpose of securities law has changed in the late 29th century to become more inclusive, whereas it initially was applied only to officers of a corporation.






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"Insider" Quotes from Famous Books



... not merely intended to puzzle the outsider, but the insider as well. This fact will enable us to appreciate better Basilides' famous remark about the one or two only who could understand his system. His frame of mind was a little like that of a university examiner after setting a paper. We need ...
— The Gnosis of the Light • F. Lamplugh

... peculiar advantage over the other police reporters in that he had himself, years before, been a member of the detective force, and had very carefully fostered and extended the friendships made at that time. He was looked on rather as an insider, and he was always scrupulously careful to give the members of the force every bit of credit they deserved—sometimes ...
— The Gloved Hand • Burton E. Stevenson



Words linked to "Insider" :   corporate executive, business executive, insider trading, insider information



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