“In his position, Perez had access to presidential speeches prior to those speeches being delivered and Perez misappropriated that information--in breach of his duty of trust and confidence--to trade presidential mention market contracts, generating over $107,500 in profits.”

Commodity Futures Trading Commission · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-29

The CFTC explained how Gabriel Perez used advance access to presidential speeches to profit on mention markets.