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SEC sanctions after-hours spoofing
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Fusion42 · 12 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The SEC sanctioned a trader for carrying out a spoofing scheme during extended trading hours between 2021 and 2025, generating over $1 million in illegal gains. The trader used multiple broker accounts to avoid detection and settled with disgorgement and penalties.
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You must tighten surveillance on after-hours trading to catch manipulation using multiple accounts. The SEC is scrutinising extended hours trades more closely, raising compliance risk for your platform.
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