The Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program went into effect in August 2011 to encourage the reporting of any securities violation. If you are aware of a publicly traded company that is committing securities fraud such as insider trading, hiding negative information from the public or filing false statements, you may qualify for an award if you report information to the SEC that leads to a recovery of more than one million dollars from the offending company. For more information about filing an SEC whistleblower claim, click here.