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$70 Million in 60 Seconds: How Insider Information Helped Someone 28x Their Money

On April 9, 2025, someone risked about $2.5 million—and walked away with more than $70 million in under an hour.

The trade was simple, but bold: buy a specific kind of option tied to SPY, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the S&P 500, the most widely

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