Caixin said prosecutors allege the Citron Research founder used 0- to 5-day options and preset limit orders around reports or tweets tied to stocks including Nvidia and Tesla.
Citron Research founder Andrew Left is scheduled to be sentenced on August 31, 2026, Caixin reported, in a case where prosecutors say he traded around his own market-moving research and social media posts. The report said he faces a theoretical maximum sentence of 265 years, although the court will decide the final punishment. Prosecutors allege Left used short-dated options expiring within 0 to 5 trading days and preset limit orders (instructions to buy or sell at a set price) around reports or tweets involving stocks including Nvidia, Tesla, Facebook, GE, and Luckin Coffee.