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		sokoloff on Aug 15, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Madoff whistleblower Harry Markopolos calls GE a ‘... Is it insider knowledge? Or merely non-public knowledge that they legally generated from their own research efforts?

jdmichal on Aug 15, 2019 [–]

If the information was synthesized from public knowledge, then it is fair game. Non-public is not determined by "how many people know this information".

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