<p><span>The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday announced charges against Mark Melnick, the host of a stock trading webcast, for spreading more than 100 false rumors about public companies in order to generate illicit profits. The SEC </span><a href="https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2020/lr24989.htm">previously charged Barton Ross</a><span> for his role in this scheme.</span></p>