Front running
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Front running, also known as tailgating, is the prohibited practice of entering into an equity (stock) trade, option, futures contract, derivative, or security-based swap to capitalize on advance, nonpublic knowledge of a large ("block") pending transaction that will influence the price of the underlying security.
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See also
- Domain name front running
- Principal–agent problem (An economic theory applicable to front running, where stock brokers are agents, and brokerage clients are principals)
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