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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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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.
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...