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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

Sudheesh Nambiar

ReportedApr 15, 2026
LocationMilpitas, CA
Amount$43,000,000

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Company / entity
Spartan Trading Inc., Spartan Trading Capital Management LLC, Spartan Trading Capital Fund LP
Industry
Day-trading investment pool
How investors were recruited
Telegram chatrooms where he shared trading information; outreach to connections in the Indian American community in the SF Bay Area and nationwide; video chat, phone and messages
Pitch & red flags
"high returns on their investments of around 20% to 40% per year"; 70/30 profit split; fabricated daily account statements

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Source

SEC official

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