Inside information refers to corporate affairs that have not been made public yet. This kind of information can significantly affect a company’s stock price.
An insider is a person whose opportunity to profit from their position of power in a business is limited by law to safeguard the public good. Both federal securities acts and state blue-sky laws regulate stock transactions of individuals with access to inside information about a corporation.
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