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A Reuters review identified at least four trading patterns consistent with advance knowledge of Trump administration moves on tariffs, Venezuela, and Iran, generating large profits across options, futures, and prediction markets. Regulators including the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ have not confirmed investigations as oversight of prediction markets remains legally unsettled.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02A Reuters review found well-timed trades ahead of Trump administration decisions on tariffs,
00:07Venezuela, and Iran that generated large profits and raised insider trading concerns.
00:12Legal experts said at least four instances showed patterns consistent with advanced
00:17knowledge of policy moves.
00:18Trades spanned options, commodities futures, and prediction markets.
00:23Prediction market bets ahead of the February 28th killing of Iran's supreme leader raised
00:27insider concerns after six accounts made $1.2 million from polymarket wagers funded hours
00:34before the attacks.
00:35Regulators, including the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ, have not confirmed investigations.
00:41Officials said enforcement across markets is complex, and oversight of prediction markets
00:46remains unsettled.
00:47For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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