“The successor company to Knight Capital Group is near a settlement of around $12 million with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to last year’s trading glitch that disrupted equitymarkets and led to Knight’s sale, according to two sources.

“The board of KCG Holdings Inc has approved the amount and the process is in the hands of the SEC, but nothing has been finalized, the sources said.

“KCG spokeswoman Sophie Sohn declined to comment. SEC spokesman John Nester declined to comment.

“Knight was near a deal with the regulator last fall that would not have included a financial penalty, and again in the spring, with an amount closer to $10 million, one of the sources said. The most recent deal failed to happen because of a change in leadership at the SEC, the person said.

“The other source familiar with the matter said the regulatory investigation was aided by the cooperation of a whistleblower. Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that a whistleblower had contacted the SEC about the Knight trading glitch.”

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