How Jane Street’s secret billion-dollar trade unraveled
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28 min
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2 min
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Investing, Fundraising & VC, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Jane Street's billion-dollar secret trading strategy in India's options market gets exposed through courtroom revelations, triggering regulatory backlash and market manipulation allegations.
Notable Moment
Indian regulator SEBI discovers Jane Street made over four billion dollars while ninety percent of retail traders lost money, averaging losses near typical annual income.
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