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Thanks for the link. I'm guessing that the following -- “information may also be treated as being made public even though it can only be acquired by persons exercising diligence or expertise even though ... it can be acquired only by observation” -- means that the journalist would not be liable...

Thanks guys for these replies. It is an interesting one - in my example it's obviously unethical at least for the journo to sell just before his story runs, but if he didn't publish the story, just sat on the information but still sold, judging by your example he still could be done for it, even...

According to wikipedia, the UK has stricter insider trading laws than the US: "The principle is that it is illegal to trade on the basis of market-sensitive information that is not generally known [in the UK]. No relationship to the issuer of the security is required; all that is required is...