The civil penalty for an individual who is convicted of an insider trading violation is...

Under the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988, the SEC may impose acivil penalty of up to three timesthe profit gained or loss avoided (referred to as "treble damages") on individuals found guilty of insider trading.

B is correctbecause treble damages equal three times the profit or avoided loss.

Ais incorrect because the penalty is not limited to one time the profit.

CandDare incorrect because the penalty is capped at three times, not six or ten times.