Trump’s Teleprompter Guy Allegedly Made $100k Betting on the President’s Speeches
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Staff monetizing inside knowledge of political events is a reminder that information asymmetry is still one of the cleanest arbitrage edges. If your org runs anything market-moving — earnings, product launches, policy — assume someone is thinking about how to trade it and tighten controls accordingly.
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