Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29
Susquehanna Sues 100 John Does Over $70 Million Insider-Trading Losses
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29

Susquehanna Sues 100 John Does Over $70 Million Insider-Trading Losses

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 29

Summary

  • Susquehanna filed a Manhattan federal lawsuit against 100 John Doe defendants, seeking to recover more than $70 million it says it lost in alleged insider trading.
  • The firm says the unidentified traders used inside information about a Chinese government crackdown on cross-border brokerages last month to place profitable bets.
  • At least $100 million in gains were made from the alleged scheme, according to the complaint, with Susquehanna saying it was the counterparty on most of those trades.
  • Susquehanna is using the suit to try to unmask the traders behind what it describes as one of the largest insider-trading schemes in recent memory.

Insights

Can a US firm unmask 100 anonymous traders across the globe before their digital footprints and $100M in profits vanish forever?
A $70M loss from a Chinese policy leak. Is this a massive financial crime or a new move in a broader economic power play?