&gt; I wonder how they thought the SEC would not find this out, that there&#x27;s two companies outside a financial centre with owners of the same name and birthdate, alternating their trades.<p>I&#x27;m wondering how harder is to find this out if it&#x27;s not so blatant, say two owner who are friends and based on different locations. Or for added stealthiness, if there&#x27;s a third party between them so they never contact each other directly (at least online).