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FBI Agent Reveals Insider Trading Investigation Tactics

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Mark Melin
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A small criminal percentage of people on Wall Street tarnish the reputation for a vast majority that are honest and hardworking, said FBI special agent David Chaves. But the small percentage of those who break the law, cheating honest Wall Street participants, must be identified and prosecuted so as to deter future market manipulation.

In regards to insider trading, hedge fund industry is like a secret society

The man in charge of the FBI team that led to the largest insider trading prosecution in recent history, putting behind bars the likes of former hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam and McKinsey partner Rajat Gupta, said initially the FBI had very little visibility into the hedge fund industry. “We were surprised at...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.