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Re:The Essex Boys: how nine traders hit a gusher with negati... by retube on Monday December 21, 2020 @04:28AM (#25493365)
They're not being investigated for shorting the market, which as you say is routine. They're being investigated for possible market manipulation, given they were one of the biggest beneficiaries of an extreme price event in the oil market.
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