What is market moving information?

In finance, market moving information refers to information that would cause an investor to make a buy or sell decision. Market moving information is also sometimes referred to as material information.

Where have you heard about market moving information?

Market moving information is a common term in stock market investing and each public company must disclose it to everyone. According to a CNBC report published in 2010, Cold War-style satellite surveillance is now used to gather market-moving information.

What you need to know about market moving information.

As mentioned above, disclosing market moving information to everyone is a requirement of all public companies. In the event that a public company fails to disclose such information, they are essentially carrying out selective disclosure, which is an act prohibited by the SEC's Regulation FD. Examples of market moving information could be an expected drought, which may cause the price of certain fruits and vegetables on fears of poor outputs and limited supplies.

Find out more about market moving information.

Explore market moving information further by reading our definition of selective disclosure, buy and sell.