Bizarre volatility bet in the options pits is a head scratcher ahead of Fed rate decision
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The biggest trade in options on the Cboe VIX Index Tuesday was an unusual $6 million purchase of deep, deep in-the-money-puts that might be an unusual interest-rate play ahead of Wednesday's highly-anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision.
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The biggest trade in options on the Cboe VIX Index Tuesday was an unusual $6 million purchase of deep, deep in-the-money-puts that might be an unusual interest-rate play ahead of Wednesday's highly-anticipated Federal Reserve rate decision.
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