Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7B, reporting shows
geox
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May 10, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (2 comments)
throw1234567891
Does it imply that half of the administration of the US should be imprisoned for insider trading and starting a war for personal financial interests? Well, colour me surprised.
onlypassingthru
What is the challenge in identifying the trader(s) here? Isn't this a simple SQL query? How many personal accounts could there possibly be making $1B bets within those 10-15 minute windows?