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exploiting confidential information are illegal in some countries. But at the time of the Greek stock market bubble, the institutional framework was porous and the supervisory mechanisms insufficient. In addition, there have always been various companies that signed contracts with the state to build projects or provide products and services. The prospect or announcement of such contracts was bound to lead to an increase in the share price of such companies, so the top executives of these companies and government officials who knew about such contracts in advance were in a privileged position and were able to exploit such insiders. information. Finally, the listing of a company's stock on the Stock
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