Elite Group Of Traders Paying To Obtain Key Data Before Others

Elite Group Of Traders Paying To Obtain Key Data Before Others
This Aug. 6, 2009, file photo, shows a Thomson Reuters office in Boston. Thomson Reuters Corp., one of the world's largest news and information companies, on Monday, April 23, 2012, said that it would sell its health care analytics division to Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton, File)
This Aug. 6, 2009, file photo, shows a Thomson Reuters office in Boston. Thomson Reuters Corp., one of the world's largest news and information companies, on Monday, April 23, 2012, said that it would sell its health care analytics division to Veritas Capital for $1.25 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton, File)

A closely watched consumer confidence number that routinely moves markets upon release is accessed by an elite group of traders, for a fee, a full two seconds before its official release, according to a document obtained by CNBC.

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