• FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
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    I guarantee you every member of Congress used their classified briefings on Israel to make changes in their stock portfolio, and it’s not even illegal.

  • i_ben_fine
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    My first exposure to this story implied it might have been western traders, not Hamas.

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      Western, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.

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        As was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.

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          Yes, this was a sharp level of activity.

          Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don’t think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.

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      Do you have a link? That would actually be more interesting because it would mean they’d have had advanced knowledge. Which raises “how” and “who”.

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        No, it was just commentators. They saw “unknown trader” and filled in their own biases.

  • IsBisexual@beehaw.org
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    This article title is very misleading (not unexpected given to he source). It is better to read the original study.