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  "id": 7801601,
  "title": "Bizarre volatility bet in the options pits is a head scratcher ahead of Fed rate decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/bizarre-volatility-bet-in-the-options-pits-is-a-head-scratcher-ahead-7801601",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T12:14:21.000Z",
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  "summary": "The biggest trade in options on the Cboe VIX Index Tuesday was an unusual $6 million purchase of deep, deep in-the-money-puts.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Bizarre volatility bet in the options pits is a head scratcher ahead of Fed rate decision",
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