Harry Potter Preview Ticket © fintag

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Being the best is having information before anyone else does.

Take the new Harry Potter film - the Deathly Hallows Part 1. This isn't out on general release until later this month. Like the financial results of a S&P500 company we all have to wait.

Of course some have already seen the film; Bit torrent users mostly. If they were hedge fund managers, they would be on the grubby end of trading with multiple sim cards, instant messaging and dirty nightclubs. The information would be unreliable, probably stolen from unscrupulous employees and acting on it would be a risk in itself.

The more classy like myself blag their way into previews. This is like getting to have lunch with the CEO of BigCo who after a couple of glasses of wine tells you the forthcoming financial results.

And so I was part of the crew who saw the film on Sunday. It was full of wizz bang wizardry, adults in short trousers and machine gun wands. I had no idea what it was about but the audience reaction told me it was good.

So that means going long. Long Warner Bros.