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by arcticbull 1040 days ago
He probably bought put options with a notional value of $886/$739, but the premium is dramatically less than that. He's not betting more than like 10% of the fund. It's not clear the way the article is written, but the man's crazy, not bonkers. If he spent $1.6B in put option premiums he's playing to be the first trillionaire.