One unknown SEC Whistleblower is happy and whistling a song today, while three other whistleblowers, all who had their claims denied, might need to go back to the drawing board and uncover another award worthy activity. SEC whistleblower receives $700,000 award for Dodd-Frank related case Last week the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a “Whistleblower Award Proceeding” in which the agency’s claims review staff ruled on four whistleblower claims for the same chargeable activity. The highly redacted document showed one claim was reviewed and the staff recommend an award, while three claimants had their potential awards denied. One of…
SEC Whistleblower Nets $700,000, Three Others Left In Cold
Mark Melin
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.