Defences are available to exonerate journalists and financial or research analysts who may have innocently reported the market misconduct and innocently received a benefit for such conduct.

• 假如新闻工作者、财经分析人员和研究人员在不知情下报道了市场失当行为，并在不知情下从中获益，他们可以提出免责辩护而获得豁免。