The SEC and CFTC determine whistleblower rewards based on the amount of money recovered by the agencies. To date over $500 million has been awarded to whistleblowers and some whistleblowers have earned as much as $30 million. More specifically, the SEC and CFTC award between 10% and 30% of any money recovered from the whistleblower's information to the whistleblower. Both the SEC and CFTC often issue large fines and sanctions of more than $100 million on large corporations. In such a situation, the whistleblower reward could be from $10 million to $30 million award.