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SEC Charges Four In Silicon Valley Insider Trading Ring

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against four people on Thursday, including a former Barclays analyst, for generating nearly $750,000 in illegal profits by trading in advance of four corporate news announcements.

The four have agreed to pay roughly $1.67 million to settle the regulator’s civil fraud charges.

SEC Charges Four In Silicon Valley Insider Trading Ring

SEC: Modus operandi of the case

According to the SEC, the former Barclays capital analyst John Gray and his friend Christian Keller used disposable prepaid mobile phones to conduct insider trading between...

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports