In general, an information disparity is good; it means you have done work to learn something and incorporate that into prices. If you are right, you deserve to

In general, an information disparity is good; it means you have done work to learn something and incorporate that into prices. If you are right, you deserve to be rewarded. Insider trading is when you steal the information from someone else (often your employer) to make those trades - misappropriating value for yourself that does not belong to you.