Usually someone doing insider trading knows ahead of time a significant piece of info that will be revealed at a future but unchangeable time. They typically don't control the release date of that information, nor can they put out deliberate false information which endangers lives.
I'm no legal expert but there's probably more charges besides "insider trading" to be put on the ledger here.
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Usually someone doing insider trading knows ahead of time a significant piece of info that will be revealed at a future but unchangeable time. They typically don't control the release date of that information, nor can they put out deliberate false information which endangers lives.
I'm no legal expert but there's probably more charges besides "insider trading" to be put on the ledger here.
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Well even a broken clock tell the right time twice per day
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