Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times are reporting that the FBI has opened a criminal inquiry into trading related to last week?s $23 billion US takeover of H.J. Heinz Co.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week froze assets held in a Swiss bank account after a series of options trades made just before Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital announced the proposal.
The news sent the shares soaring by 20 per cent.
Options allow a trader to make a bet on the possibility of a sharp rise in share values and provide a much higher rate of return than buying the actual shares.
The Times, quoting the SEC, says the $90,000 in options were purchased through a Swiss account at New York-based bank Goldman Sachs, and soared to a value on paper of $1.8 million.
Goldman is not accused of any wrongdoing and is cooperating with the SEC.
Heinz shares were trading down six cents at $72.14 at midday in New York.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-said-investigating-heinz-options-trades-164908242--finance.html
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