The Insider Trading is based off the security being bought/sold. The addition data needs to be info on that resource..
neither IONs, Atoms or Electrons are securities
ION Talk is not available for me to find the US law that was used to define a security... This was hashed on ION Talk in the Bitcoin ION FAQ thread
Broadly speaking,
The Howey Test (amongst others) is used in the US to define a security. You assume too much if you think you can second guess how the SEC might apply this to Ionomy if it were to ever come under scrutiny.