Options Insider Trading Case Implicates 45 Individuals With $155M Total Profit

U.S. market makers identified 47 accounts linked to 45 individuals in Futu and Tiger Brokers options insider trading, totaling $155M in illicit gains.

Woofun AI reports that U.S. options market makers Haina International and Citadel Securities have narrowed the scope of an alleged insider trading case involving Futu and Tiger Brokers. After analyzing transaction data for over a month, plaintiffs identified 47 accounts controlled by 45 individuals, estimating total profits at $155 million. While the specific identities remain undisclosed, most suspects reside outside the United States, primarily in mainland China and Hong Kong. One individual controls three accounts, with earnings ranging from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of dollars.