El analisis de los distintos elementos a partir de los cuales se define el delito de abuso de informacion privilegiada de funcionario constituye el objeto de este trabajo. Dicho analisis se extiende a los bienes juridicos protegidos –la integridad de la funcion y la proteccion del interes general-; al sujeto activo –el funcionario que accede licitamente a la informacion privilegiada o al secreto-; a la accion tipica –el uso del secreto o la informacion en el propio beneficio-; al objeto de la misma –el secreto y/o la informacion privilegiada-; y, por ultimo, a su consumacion –que se entendera producida por el mero uso del secreto o de la informacion privilegiada con la intencion de lograr algun beneficio economico. Finalmente, la autora repasa el contenido de la responsabilidad penal, prevista autonomamente, de los particulares que resulten beneficiados por dicha accion. Palabras clave: Acceso a informacion privilegiada, secreto, deber de guardar reserva, cargo publico, uso de informacion o secreto. Abstract: The analysis of the various elements from which it is defined the crime of abuse of privileged information of government employees constitutes the aim of this work. This analysis extends to juridical protected goods – the integrity of the function and the protection of the general interest-; to the active agent – the government employee who legally access to the privileged information or secret-; to the normal action – the use of the secret or the privileged information for personal benefit-; to the object itself – the secret and/or privileged information- ; and, finally, to its termination – produced by the simple use of the secret or the privileged information with the intention of obtaining any economic benefit. Finally, the author examines the content of the penal responsibility, autonomously foreseen, of the particulars that were favored by this action. Keywords: Access to privileged information, secret, duty of maintaining reservation, public office, use of information or secret.