--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ordered a freeze of some options trades in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC), which was made prior to the April 12 public disclosure that Chevron Corp. (CVX) would acquire that company, The Financial Times reports Monday.

--The SEC said unknown traders made $2.5 million in "illicit profits" by purchasing the out-of-the-money call options on Anadarko between February 8 and the first of April, the report said.

--The SEC said given the timing, the nature and a lack of prior trading history in Anadarko, among other factors, contributed to make the trades "highly suspicious," the report said.

 

Newspaper website: www.ft.com

 

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 29, 2019 14:05 ET (18:05 GMT)

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