Your comment sounds cynical but I totally agree with you. As a long time (now ex) trader I can tell you that the professionals have a tremendous information adv

Your comment sounds cynical but I totally agree with you. As a long time (now ex) trader I can tell you that the professionals have a tremendous information advantage over the retail investor. And even then they don't make money consistently. Edge is everything. Regarding insider info, I apply the cockroach theory: there's never just one. You see the SEC bring insider trading charges all the time. This is probably a fraction of what really goes on in the markets.