What are the requirements to obtain a monetary award under the SEC Whistleblower Program? In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced its second largest whistleblower award of more than $17 million to a former financial services employee (the largest award of $30 million was awarded in 2014). This bounty comes after the SEC issued two awards in May. The securities watchdog continues to see a significant uptick in whistleblower claims. "The information a