front running
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Synonyms: front-running, frontrunning
Antonyms: front-running, frontrunning
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Noun
- {{lb|en|finance}} The [[illegal]] practice of a [[stockbroker]] who, on receiving a large [[client]] order, places an order for his or her own [[account]] ahead of the client's, knowing that when the client's order is placed it will move the [[market]] and create a [[profit]] for the broker.
- {{lb|en|finance}} The illegal practice of placing orders for a security on one's own [[account]] in advance of promoting or [[recommend]]ing it.
- {{lb|en|business}} Any practice of buying something the value of which is about to increase due to a future purchase by another, especially where the knowledge derives from a [[fiduciary]] relationship.
Verb
- {{infl of|en|front run||ing-form}}
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