Recent research from legal experts at New York and Columbia Universities highlights suspicious short-selling activity preceding major escalations in Middle Eastern conflicts. Data indicates significant spikes in bets against Israeli stocks and exchange-traded funds just days before the October 7 attacks and Iran’s April drone strikes. These patterns suggest that some traders may have had prior knowledge of impending military actions, potentially profiting by millions of dollars. Regulatory authorities in both Israel and the United States are currently investigating these market anomalies to determine if illegal insider trading occurred.
- Legal professors Robert Jackson Jr. and Joshua Mitts identified unusual short-selling patterns targeting Israeli companies before major military events.
- A significant surge in short interest was observed in the MSCI Israel ETF and individual bank stocks just days prior to the October 7 attacks.
- Similar suspicious trading spikes were recorded in the days leading up to Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel in mid-April.
- Short selling allows investors to profit when a stock price falls, which can result in massive gains following sudden geopolitical instability.
- The Israel Securities Authority and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are reportedly examining the data for evidence of informed trading.
- Analysts note that the volume of these specific trades far exceeded normal market fluctuations seen during previous periods of regional tension.
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Unusual trades executed just minutes before key US war announcements are raising serious questions. Were traders acting on inside information as Washington escalated tensions with Iran?
Și așa făceau opoziție din guvernare, acum iar PSD blochează rotile politice și economice prin lipsa de responsabilitate.. Ai greșit,? repară greșeala nu fugi și arata cu degetul.
Just look at the Trump administration and their family and friends… Plenty of insider trading
Will Germans ever figure out we're all being f'ed by USA? From Ukraine to Iran, all over the world.
Isn’t it obvious?
Yes. They always have, especially Congress and Senate who has insider information
Benening doing it a long time. No one has ever stopped it. I hope Trump will. It is talked about but nothing done. Sad and unfair. Welcome to politicians.
You donot need to be someone with a rocket scientist IQ to understand who these culprits are.
Amazing. Sitting thousands miles away , USA govt can declare someone to be a criminal , who is developing what . But USA govt agencies struggle to find culprits in their own backyard and yet USA claims itself to be the citadel of capital, most robust regulations etc etc. what a joke
Ask Google or USE
AI ?
If they didn;t before (they did) it's blatantly obvious
Government officials abusing their power? Not possible!
What do u mean by "do" .. coz we all know they are indeed making money from it..
Its another wealth transfer.. the elites making money, savings of commoners vashing
Traders ❌
Traitors ✅
Rules and laws have value only in so far as infractions are prosecuted, which requires political will and energy.
I just don't see that happening under the Trump admin.
It's not illegal if you're one of 1000s of Trump cronies and rioters who either will be or have already been pardoned for absolutely all crimes.
Who's going to stop them 😂
Corruption is rife and their law system is subordinate
A problem with gambling? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The secondary market of the stock exchange is only that, gambling!!! And in the UK it represents 98% of transactions. We live in a casino
How can insider trading be illegal in the United States when every member of Congress practices it??? Asking for a friend… Greetings from Texas
Someone from Trump's close circle profiting with inside information?? Noooo, that can't be for sure… Trump doing illegal things?? Impossible! 🙄🙄
Just remember war profiteering is bad and land you 15 years in jail unless your name sounds like rump or you are in Congress or you are connected to trump
Certainly!
Ironically this also makes the media suspects. Who attempts to sway opinion more than the media? Swaying the market works exactly this way. You don’t even need insider information when you have this power.
Donald Trump is actively participating in stock trading manipulations no doubt about it, that's why he had no finite answers as to where this conflict is going (while corporate traders are exploiting if not dictating the administration). American citizens are once again being fooled so that big business can reap the rewards. VOTE REPUBLICAN!!😅
One should remember that inside traders are making money on the cost of other people. People who are legitimate making money with their blood and sweat. …. People who are making their crooked way of life in this way and not considering the implication of abusing our financial system are promoting evil. They are the enemy of every honest person. Donald Trump is the enemy of every decent person in this world. Out of his narcistic, psychopathic dysfunctioning he leads to a world order which is that of a tripe of monkeys. The chef of the tribe gets the most bananas because he is the strongest. Or more acuratly to say: on the belief of people that he is strong .
The old Orange man and his team of sycophants who are bullying the entire world are basically minting money from this war.
Thinking before speaking doesn't sound much like the Trumpian way.
Bullsh…. follow the money. Well timed trade straight to jail + ethical hydro-textile interrogation
It is dUMP!!! and his gang!!!
Obviously