Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board Members
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Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board MembersSuspicious, Experts Say
Zach Everson
Forbes Staff
Zach Everson is a staff writer at Forbes covering money in politics.
Mar 5, 2025, 03:13pm EST
Topline Trading in Dominari Holdings Inc. soared ahead of the February announcement that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had taken stakes in the company and joined its advisory boardan increase some securities law experts called suspicious.

President Donald Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump attended the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images
Key Facts
Between Feb. 12 and Dec. 29, 2024, trading in Dominari Holdingsa Nasdaq-listed firm that specializes in wealth management, investment banking, sales and trading, asset management and capital investmentaveraged 11,500 shares a day, never exceeding 71,000 shares, with a price range of $1.10 to $3.20.
On Dec. 30, trading shot up to 358,000 shares, kicking off a surge that saw daily volume average 1.2 million shares a day through Feb. 10, 2025when it skyrocketed to 23.7 million sharesas the stock price climbed from $0.83 to $6.50.
On Feb. 11, an hour before markets opened, Dominari Holdings announced that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had joined its advisory board and acquired an undisclosed amount of shares in the company, sending the stock to a 52-week high of $11.33.
The price peaked at $13.58 two days later but has since fallen, closing at $6.74 on Tuesday.
Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and spokespeople for Dominari Holdings did not respond to inquiries.
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Trading Volume In This Nasdaq-Listed Firm Soared Before Don Jr. And Eric Trump Were Announced As Board MembersSuspicious, Experts Say
Before the company announced the presidents sons as investors and advisory board members, trading volume in the Nasdaq-listed stock jumped.
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IronLionZion
(50,830 posts)anyone who finds it suspicious is "bad performance", "DEI", or "fraud, waste, and abuse". Trump wants to get rid of regulations. His speech stated for every new regulation, get rid of 10 regulations.
genxlib
(6,086 posts)The word they are looking for is "evidence".
Clear evidence of insider trading.
I am sure the SEC will get right on that.
tanyev
(48,673 posts)Like the Trump Org-Alfa Bank-Spectrum Health computer server three-way. And Spectrum Healths connection to major Trump donors, one of whom got appointed to his cabinet in his first term.
What are the odds of that being a completely innocent coincidence???
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Vinca
(53,364 posts)announced the market tanks, then he decides to "wait a month" and they go back up.
MissouriDem47
(397 posts)but sure looks like it to me.
littlemissmartypants
(31,678 posts)I believe that it's referred to as "pump and dump."
From a search...
One can pump and dump with tariffs. Tariffs are taxes imposed on imported goods, and countries have long relied on them to support local industries by making foreign products more expensive. However, tariffs can be lower for countries with which the United States has trade agreements. For example, before the U.S. began imposing 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, most goods moved between the United States and those countries were tariff-free due to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.
The market can be manipulated by company/sector. Energy companies were up this morning. They could be down by tomorrow. So, you are correct, there's no doubt that the market is being manipulated.
AmericaUnderSiege
(777 posts)Have you not heard the proclamation from the Almighty Kangaroo Court?
EPK1109
(1 post)Sounds like classic insider trading to me. Guess they'll have to check who did the purchasing? Wait didn't he fire most of the Security and Echange Commission.