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Around 64% were zero-day-to-expiry options, or so-called 0dte contracts that allow investors to bet on whether the stock index will rise or fall by the end of the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The IPO, therefore, looks like a massive bet on AI, propped up by profits from Starlink.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
What they actually own is nothing more than a heavy bet on Big Tech — and right now, strategists at BofA Global Research think that bet has run its course.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Bromley Mayor Christine Harris also placed a £15 bet on Christmas Day and said that the potential winnings would go to local charities.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Pollard handed Yummy a stack of dollars and sent him to a future book operator to place a bet on the Santa Anita Handicap.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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