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by throwaway81523 1464 days ago
In "Liar's Poker" (1998), iirc, this was called an Argentine Put. You'd place a big trade at the end of a day, fly to Argentina that night, and check the newspaper the next day to find out whether you were rich or a fugitive.
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Ha! Love it. Plan X (for escape), Long Argentine Puts