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Re:GOP Rep. on cyber committee dumped MSFT shortly before $1... by fnordfnordfnord on Thursday July 15, 2021 @10:45AM (#27845363)
You'd have to have the insider information far in advance.

>is there no way that the call options could be purchased on the other side by a friendly party that is a participant in the game?

Not for retail traders. I sell covered calls a lot and I never know who buys them.

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Re:GOP Rep. on cyber committee dumped MSFT shortly before $1... by quickthrowman on Thursday July 15, 2021 @09:50PM (#27852260)
Citadel or another MM is almost always the other party in an options trade
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Re:GOP Rep. on cyber committee dumped MSFT shortly before $1... by fnordfnordfnord on Sunday July 18, 2021 @03:10PM (#27875615)
Yup, that's my understanding as well.
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