Traders Place Record Bets Against Oil: Could Prices Fall to $70?
Traders bought a record 764,000 Brent put options, with some bets paying only if oil falls to $70 by December.
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Traders bought a record 764,000 Brent put options, with some bets paying only if oil falls to $70 by December.
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National regulators will map client-facing uses of the technologies, check a subset of firms and develop common approaches to oversight.
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