The legal community believes the SEC is probing well-timed, high-dollar trades that have lately capitalized on surprise news developments, though the details remain murky.
As US soldier is charged for alleged Maduro bets, SEC conducts strikingly low-key probe of futures and prediction markets
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April 23, 2026
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