Trump claim, Iran denial, perfectly timed bets of $580 million. Insider trading?
India Today
Perfectly timed oil and equity trades worth $580 million before US President Donald Trump claimed "productive talks" with Iran and paused strikes, later denied by Tehran, are raising insider trading concerns.
A series of unusually timed trades in oil and US equity futures just minutes before President Donald Trump spoke of “productive” talks with Iran has triggered concerns over possible insider activity in global markets.
The scrutiny has intensified after Iranian officials denied that any such talks took place, raising questions over both the trigger and the timing of the market bets.
This has also raised questions around market fairness and possible access to privileged information.
According to a Financial Times report, traders placed bets worth about $580 million in Brent and West Texas Intermediate crude futures between 6:49 am and 6:50 am New York time.
The trades, involving roughly 6,200 contracts, came around 15 minutes before Trump’s public statement.
At the same time, trading volumes surged and S&P 500 futures began rising, suggesting coordinated positioning across asset classes ahead of a major geopolitical signal.
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