Confidential trading information being passed around on social networks has local market operators in Argentina unnerved ahead of a key presidential primary vote next week.
The posts, which include information on entities placing certain trades and the timing of the orders, began to appear on social media Thursday. They use screen-shots of some 233 files, and are circulating on Twitter — the social media platform Elon Musk is renaming X — and WhatsApp, among other networks.
The data was stolen from the regulator CNV, the institution’s president,
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