http://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-announces-insider-trading-charges-linked-to-china-tech-deal-1430370540
> The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced insider trading charges against two Beijing residents on Wednesday, alleging they purchased stock options ahead of Chinese e-commerce company http://58.com’s purchase of a $1.6 billion minority stake in rival Ganji.com.
> The regulator said a court had granted its request to freeze assets in the U.S. brokerage accounts of Xia Xiaoyu and Hu Yanting.
> The SEC alleged the two bought out-of-the-money call options, or bets that the stock price of a company will go up, in New York-listed http://58.com after the deal was signed but before it was announced.
> The SEC said Mr. Xia and Ms. Hu had profited by more than $2 million through their purchase of the options.
买虚值期权的应该不止他们两个吧?那么 SEC 是如何发现和认定这样的行为为内幕交易行为呢? |
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