SEC Facebook

Based on the information gathered by the Commission, a number of individuals
or group of persons claiming to represent
HEDGE TRADING
headed by
JONAS LAPADA
, are enticing the public to invest their money in said entity
.
HEDGE TRADING
is inviting the public to invest for a minimum of Php 500.00
which will become Php 650.00 in 15 days or a
guaranteed 130% return in 15 days.
A
HEDGE TRADING
member is entitled to
passive income, binary, unilevel and
referral bonus.

Passive Income
–
a minimum investment of Five Hunderd Pesos
(Php500.00) will
earn One Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php150.00) or thirty percent (30%)
or a total of
P650 (130%
in
15 days
)
.

Direct Referral
–
a member will receive ten percent (10%) depending of t
he amount
invested by his/her recruit.

Pairing Bonus
–
a member will receive Fifty Pesos (Php50.00) for every pair on his/her
binary structure.

Unilevel Bonus
–
a one percent (1%) income for every person recruited from 1st up to
the 12th level.
As the above
described
scheme
involves
the sale of securities to the
public
, the
Securities
Regulation Code (SRC) requires that these
securiti
e
s are duly registered
and that the concerned entities
and/or its agents have appropriate registration and/or
license to sell such securities to the public pursuant to Section 8 and 28 of the SRC.
The public is hereby informed that
HEDGE TRADING
is not registered with the
Commission and is not authorized to solicit investments from the public, not having
secured
prior registration and/or license to sell securities or solicit investments as
prescribed under Section 8
and 28
of
the SRC
.
Those who
act as salesmen, brokers, dealers or agents of
HEDGE TRADING
in
sell
ing or convincing people to invest in the
ir investment schemes including
solicitation or recruitment through the internet
may
likewise
be
prosecuted,
held
criminally liable
and penalized with a maximum fine of Five Million Pesos
(Php5,000,000.00) or a maximum penalty of Twenty
–
One (21) years of i
mprisonment
or both pursuant to Section 73 of the SRC (
SEC vs. Oudine Santos (G.R. No. 195542,
19 March 2014
).
Furthermore, the names of all those involved will be reported to the Bureau of
Internal Revenue so that the appropriate penalties and/or taxes
will be correspondingly
assessed.
The Commission urges anyone who has knowledge or information about any
business transaction of
HEDGE TRADING
and/or its agents to report such activity to
the Enforcement and Investor Protection Department at
epd@sec.gov.ph
.
For the guidance of the public
.
Pasay City, 4 May 2021