"Торговля" - потому что это не просто акт продажи, а нечто более сложное. Вот как это описывается высокопоставленным должностным лицом компании Esso:
"Beyond simple bribes for favouritism, other, often more sophisticated, types of corruption exist. These significantly increase costs, for both industry and the economy. In the oil industry, for example, complex schemes to acquire insider information, part of a corrupt practice we have named "Illegal Information Brokering," are distorting the fabric of our construction and development
We all know that information can have economic value, and perhaps nowhere is that more true than in the bidding for and award of major construction or major machinery contracts. Payment for insider information takes many forms. In one common practice, a oil company employee who has access to sensitive information, such as bid amounts or bid evaluations, will be approached by a so-called "Illegal Information Broker." Using incentives which range from free travel, lavish gifts, or payments to concealed bank accounts, the broker seeks to obtain a wide range of information with competitive value. The broker then packages the information and sells it to one or all potential bidders and competitors".