Well if you think of the point as "winning money" then that really sucks (which I've discussed in prior comments as a big problem for overall participation). If

Well if you think of the point as "winning money" then that really sucks (which I've discussed in prior comments as a big problem for overall participation). If the point is instead to extract and compress information into a simple numerical prediction, then the insider trading is arguably a feature more than a bug. Not to say it shouldn't be viciously punished, to be clear.