Handel: US-Marktaufseher mussten Insiderhandel-Untersuchung zu Öl-Deals einstellen – auf Geheiß eines leitenden Beraters
Ein Berater der Optionen-Aufsicht CFTC hat offenbar Ermittlungen zum milliardenschweren Handel rund um den Irankrieg unterbunden. Mögliche Insider-Gewinne hängen mit Trump-Entscheidungen zusammen.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. market regulator overseen by former President Donald Trump, had to halt an insider trading investigation into oil deals due to instructions from a senior advisor. This occurred in the wake of market turmoil triggered by President Trump's statements about Iran. Bloomberg reported that the insider trading probe was initiated by a team of forensic analysts at the CFTC, who noted unusual timing in transactions related to oil and S&P 500 contracts.
These contracts were placed with high precision around a 15-minute window before Trump's announcement of a shift in policy. The CFTC's Market Oversight team subsequently forwarded a report to the prosecution division, which would decide whether to launch a comprehensive investigation into potential insider trading. However, senior advisor Mel Gunewardena intervened, instructing a superior to withdraw the report.
This was highly unusual, as such interventions are rare and could undermine the impartiality of investigations.
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