What is Front Running? | SIE, SERIES7, SERIES65, SERIES66 Exam Prep
Dec 29, 2025
Front running is the illegal practice of a broker executing trades for their own account ahead of a large client order, using advance knowledge that the client's trade will likely move the market price.
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π‘ Exam Tip: Front running = trading ahead of CLIENT orders. Insider trading = trading on COMPANY info. Both are illegal but different!
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