An acquisition case far away in the other side of the ocean has however involved a pair of seemingly irrelevant Hong Kong couple into "insider trading". The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement locally on August 8 claiming that a Hong Kong couple was sued for suspected illegal stock trade by using insider information. They were asked to turn in the illegally obtained income of 8.18 million USD (approximately 63 million RMB) and undertake relevant civil fines.
Making a profit of 8.18 million USD in 22 days