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No, it wouldn't destroy the stock market. See https://hackernews.hn/item?id=43661926 for an explanation.

Summary: people are already allowed to trade on inside information (in the US), if the person who officially owns the information is ok with that. The prohibition on insider trading in the US is about fiduciary duty to the owner of the information, not about protecting the general public.





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