The SEC accuses "unknown traders" of having advance word of the deal and buying options a day ahead of the news to make "risky bets" that Heinz's stock price would rise. Both the size and the timing of the trades raised suspicions at the SEC.
According to the government, the traders made more than $1.7 million when Heinz's stock soared almost 20 percent after the merger was announced publicly.
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Is this the same Heinz who's family that your new Secretary of State John Kerry is married into?
According to the government, the traders made more than $1.7 million when Heinz's stock soared almost 20 percent after the merger was announced publicly.
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