Futures and Options Trading

As the 2024 Race Heats Up, Betting Is Growing for Everything but Elections

U.S. residents can still gamble on the presidential race — but regulators are trying to stop the practice.

By Jeff Sommer

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Traders Are Betting Millions That Trump Media Will Tumble

The parent company of Truth Social is a popular target for short-sellers, even after they lost $100 million last month betting on a decline in the stock that didn’t come.

By Joe Rennison

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The Betting on the Presidential Election Has Begun

While two leading prediction markets are fighting regulatory restrictions in court, wagers on politics and economics are still being made.

By Jeff Sommer

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Sam Bankman-Fried Interview: Read the Transcript

In a discussion with Andrew Ross Sorkin of The New York Times, Sam Bankman-Fried blamed “huge management failures” and sloppy accounting for the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

By The New York Times

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