BlockBeats reported that on March 29, during Trump’s second term, trades strategically positioned before the announcement of major policies may have brought millions in profits to some traders. Multiple legal experts have stated that these trades should be investigated to maintain market fairness and determine if there was any information leakage. According to Reuters, prior to a series of key decisions made by the Trump administration regarding tariffs, Venezuela, and Iran, there were signs of suspected pre-positioned trades in the market. These trades involved different types of markets and assets, such as options, commodity futures, and prediction markets.
Andrew Wachtel, an insider trading expert at UCLA School of Law, stated that these trades appear very suspicious. Although the number of cases is limited, these patterns align perfectly with expectations — such situations arise when government officials and their friends trade on information advantages. Eitan Gorman, former head of enforcement at the CFTC and a former federal prosecutor, noted that such trades typically raise regulatory concern, but the insider trading laws in the commodity markets are quite complex, and there are still relatively few precedents in the relevant fields. (Jinshi)
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