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China Quadruples Insider Trading Prosecution Threshold

Published: Jul. 28, 2026 3:22 p.m. GMT+8

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China has quadrupled the financial threshold to criminally prosecute insider trading, while casting a wider net over when illegal information sharing begins.

The overhaul — the first systematic update to China’s criminal insider trading rules in 14 years — follows intensified regulatory enforcement. The country’s securities watchdog investigated 218 insider trading cases last year, up more than 20% from 2024.

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First systematic update in 14 years raises insider trading prosecution thresholds to 2 million yuan for securities and 500,000 yuan for illegal gains.
The "sensitive period" now starts when controlling shareholders disclose preliminary intentions, broadening the definition.
Lower thresholds are retained for repeat offenders and statutory insiders; regulator probed 218 cases last year.

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