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Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack, research finds

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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Bets against the value of Israeli companies spiked in the days before the October 7th Hamas attacks, suggesting some traders may have had advance knowledge of the looming terror attack and profited off it, according to new research released Monday.

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  1. CBS News

    Someone bet against the Israeli stock market in the days before Hamas' Oct. 7 attack (opens CBS News)

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    Big bets against Israeli stocks before Oct. 7 suggests someone may have known about the attack in advance, a new study says.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack, research finds (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Bets against the value of Israeli companies spiked in the days before the October 7th Hamas attacks, suggesting some traders may have had advance knowledge of the looming terror attack and profited off it, according to new research released Monday.

  3. Blaze Media

    Israel investigating allegations that traders profited off foreknowledge of October 7 Hamas attacks (opens Blaze Media)

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    Israeli officials are investigating allegations that some traders made substantial stock market profits on the basis of advance knowledge of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks. Authorities acknowledged a probe was under way following the Dec. 3 release of a damning report titled, "Trading in Terror...

  4. The Daily Caller

    Hamas May Have Used Oct 7 Attack To Make A Killing On The Stock Market: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    An academic paper published Monday noted that certain stock market traders appeared to have foreknowledge of the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel.

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