Ridley is an officer of Sun Watts, Inc. Ridley knows that a Sun Watts engineer recently developed a new, inexpensive method for collecting, storing, and converting solar power into fuel. Ridley takes advantage of this information to buy Sun Watts stock from Taylor and, after the discovery is announced, to sell the stock to Ulrich at a profit. Taylor claims that this is a violation of federal law. Is Taylor correct? If so, what federal law has Ridley violated, and what are its possible penalties?
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