The CFTC is examining firms that placed trades timed to a Trump social media post on March 23.

A brokerage account bearing the president's name made 3,642 trades in the first quarter of 2026—hedging against a war he publicly said was nearly won.

The CFTC is examining firms that placed trades timed to a Trump social media post on March 23.

Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe

The three financial firms, which have not been accused of wrongdoing, said they had not been contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

The CFTC is investigating over $800M in oil futures trades placed days before Trump's March 26 social media post about US military actions against Iran.