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2026-04-09 06:56:01
[US Lawmakers Urge SEC to Investigate "Suspicious" Trading During Iran War, Citing Unusual Timing and Structure] 1. US Representative Rich Torres stated that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate unusual trading activity in the oil and stock futures markets prior to Trump's postponement of military action against Iran last month. He stated that "the speed, size, and structure of the trading were highly suspicious," and regulators cannot ignore it. 2. The Democrat called on the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch a formal investigation into oil, energy, and stock futures market trading in the minutes leading up to Trump's March 23 post and to obtain trading records from relevant accounts. 3. Torres pointed out that the facts are obvious, and regulators need to thoroughly investigate whether there was any improper trading using insider information. The SEC has not yet responded to this.
