OSC v. K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc. and others (spoofing, 2018)

Settled

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In 2018, the Ontario Securities Commission settled an action with K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc., Shawn Kimel and Daniel Gosselin. A settlement approved on October 19, 2018 finds the firm and its two principals spoofed options on the Montreal Exchange about 60 times, benefiting by roughly $250,000. Penalties are C$400,000 (K2), C$550,000 (Kimel) and C$20,000 (Gosselin), with market and officer bans. The release records a penalty of CAD 970,000.

The record

What was ordered

Civil penalty

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Disgorgement

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Prejudgment interest

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Total relief

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Alleged gain

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Penalty as published

C$970k

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What is alleged to have happened

the Ontario Securities Commission announced this matter on October 17, 2018 as release 2018-60. The respondents named are K2 & Associates Investment Management Inc., Shawn Kimel and Daniel Gosselin (2 individuals, 1 entity).

This library tags the matter as spoofing, based on the conduct the regulator describes. Each tag links to a page explaining how that technique works, what statute it engages, and what penalties comparable actions have attracted. The tagging is ours, not the regulator's: agencies charge statutory provisions, not technique names.

A settlement approved on October 19, 2018 finds the firm and its two principals spoofed options on the Montreal Exchange about 60 times, benefiting by roughly $250,000. Penalties are C$400,000 (K2), C$550,000 (Kimel) and C$20,000 (Gosselin), with market and officer bans.

The conduct is recorded against options.

The relief recorded in our data is a penalty of CAD 970,000. Penalty and disgorgement are distinct: disgorgement returns the gain, while the penalty is punitive. We store them separately so that aggregate figures across the library are not double-counted.

For the regulator's own account of the facts, read the primary document linked above. This page deliberately summarises the structured record rather than reproducing the release.

What technique is this, and how does it work?

This action is tagged with one technique in our taxonomy. The tagging is ours: regulators charge statutory provisions, not technique names, so the mapping is an editorial judgement described in our editorial policy.

• Spoofing — see how it works, what statute it engages, and every other action tagged the same way.

Timeline

1. 2018-10-16 Settlement Agreement
2. 2018-10-16 Statement of Allegations
3. 2018-10-17 Notice of Hearing
4. 2018-10-19 Other
5. 2018-10-19 Reasons and Decision

Primary documents

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• Tribunal proceeding
• Settlement Agreement
• Statement of Allegations
• Notice of Hearing
• Other
• Reasons and Decision

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Related actions

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Record added September 10, 2026. submit a correction.