'Dude -- very creative. When it comes to pass that there is not one iota of truth to your claims -- you'll jump in with 'see, somebody asked CNBC about it and the WMIH deal fell thru, I told you it would...'
Are you really serious? A major deal, drawn up by Blackstone, etc would get squashed because a lowly retail shareholder called CNBC?
Yes, you are correct as that is how they avoid insider trading. Let someone leak and go buy millions of shares immediately after the leak and presto...no insider trading. Wow, what a great country!