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Billionaire's Boys Club - Part 2: The Inner Circle
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| [u/BadassTrader](https://www.reddit.com/user/BadassTrader/) | [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzrtsq/billionaires_boys_club_part_2_the_inner_circle/) |
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[Possible DD 👨🔬](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/search?q=flair_name%3A%22Possible%20DD%20%F0%9F%91%A8%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%94%AC%22&restrict_sr=1)
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(Shameless PLUG: Follow me on Twtter for more GME fun: <https://twitter.com/BadassTrader69> )
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NAVIGATION:
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[BBC Part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzkzi5/is_this_the_final_boss_john_petry_and_ken_griffin/)
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[BBC Part 2](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzrtsq/billionaires_boys_club_part_2_the_inner_circle/)
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[BBC Part 3](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzxjra/billionaires_boys_club_part_3_the_big_boys_i_just/)
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[BBC Part 4](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/o0isaz/billionaire_boys_club_bbc_part_4_recess_is_over/)
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[BBC Part 5](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/o16cbm/billionaires_boys_club_part_5_the_foundational/)
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Ok, you apes got me all riled up now after the positive reaction to my last post ([Ref Boys Club Part 1](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzkzi5/is_this_the_final_boss_john_petry_and_ken_griffin/)) so I've decided to keep digging.
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Let's start with Our New Super Villian Michael "Milky" Milken:
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[](https://preview.redd.it/7li64nzrk9571.png?width=220&format=png&auto=webp&s=1bcde810dc36c5dda25784896d52d37d983b9dcb)
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Disclaimer: I'm Irish and have no real interest in American pol itics, so I know once I mention this shit's gonna get political, but lets try and not...
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We're all Apes, we're all here for the Stonk... not for Poli tics.
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So... TR UMP pardoned this guy on 18th Feb 2020.
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What struck me about this, was that he had 33 people lobbying Tr ump to get his Pardon. ([Ref New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/business/michael-milken-trump-pardon.html))
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Now, when you click on the link to get the White Houses statement on who these 33 people are, it brings up a 404 error... The statement no longer exists!
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But luckily, this Ape has heard of the way back machine!
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So using the way back machine, we can get the 33 names. ([Ref Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/web/20200313203638/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-2/))
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- Dr. Miriam Adelson - Married to Sheldon Adelson
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- Sheldon Adelson - Tru mps Largest Donor, Casino Tycoon, 28th Richest Person in the world
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- David Bahnsen - Founder of the Bahnsen Group - Private Wealth Management Firm
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- Tom Barrack - Founder of REIT company Colony Capital
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- Maria Bartiromo - Fox News Financial Journalist
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- Ron Burkle - Founder of The Yucaipa Companies LLC a Private Investment Firm
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- Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao - Politician
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- William Ford - Seriously? Yes, this is the executive chairman of Ford Motors
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- Josh Friedman - Screenwriter. Wrote the Terminator Movies. Confirmed Simulation.
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- Rudy Guiliani - Think we all know Rudy
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- Josh Harris - Founder of Apollo Global Management - Investment Firm
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- Rabbi Marvin Hier - Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
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- Ray Irani - CEO of Occidental Petroleum
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- Robert Kraft - CEO of The Kraft Company
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- Richard LeFrak - CEO of LeFrak - One of the biggest landlords in New York
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- Randy Levine - President of the New York Yankees
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- Howard Lorber - CEO of Vector Group Ltd - A holding Company
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- Representative Kevin McCarthy - Congressman
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- Larry Mizel - EC of MDC Holdings (+ Chairman of Simon Wiesenthal Center???)
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- Arte Moreno - Owner of Anaheim Angels
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- Rupert Murdoch - Again... Seriously?
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- Sean Parker - WTF?
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- John Paulson - Oooh Hedgie #1 - Founded Paulson & Co.
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- Nelson Peltz - Founder of Trian Fund Management - Investment Firm
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- Steven Roth - Founder of Vornado Realty Trust - The Largest New York Landlord
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- David Rubenstein - Yup. CEO of The Carlyle Group
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- Larry Ruvo - VP of Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada
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- Marc Stern - Chairman of the TCW Group - Asset Management Financial Institution.
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- Steven Tananbaum - Hedgie #2 - Founder of GoldenTree Asset Management
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- Ted Virtue - CEO of MidOcean (Prior CEO of DB Capital Partners with Oversight of Deutsche Bank)
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- Andrew von Eschenbach - FDA Commissioner
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- Mark Weinberger - CEO of EY (Board of Directors at Metlife)
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- Gary Winnick - Founder of Global Crossing
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So fuck me Apes...
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This guy has some friend list willing to go to bat for him right?
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Can't even count the amount of Billionaires up there and this is just the list of people issued in the official Whitehouse statement (That mysteriously no longer exists)
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So... on with the connections.
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Let's cross-reference our hedgies with our favorite stonk.
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John Paulson Hedgie #1 - Does not have a position in GME according to latest 13F.
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Neither does Hedgie #2, though he does have a small up of a million shares on AMC
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How about our investment firms?
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Josh Harris at Apollo Global Management decided in Q1 of 2021 that he would trade GME for the first time with a small put position of 150,000 Shares. ([Ref Holdings](https://whalewisdom.com/filer/apollo-management-holdings-l-p#tabholdings_tab_link)) - Similar Timing to Sessa Maybe?
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But other than that... not a whole load more to report.
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How about connections to Kenny Himself?
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Well there's a SHITLOAD of that...
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Here's just 1 article, referencing 6 of our 33 hitlist in addition to Kenny himself referencing donations to the Repu blican party. (Again... I'll try keep po litics out of this, but this is establishing connections)
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[Reference Forbes Article](https://www.forbes.com/sites/windriver/2021/05/07/open-source-brings-collective-creativity-to-the-intelligent-edge/?sh=7f6db7ab321a)
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(Can you spot all 6?)
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I'm not going to go through ALL of it as there is WAY too much, but it's safe to say... there are a lot of connections
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But here are a few examples to wet your confirmation bias...
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[Elaine Chao and Kenny hanging out at a Milken event with "The worlds most powerful thinkers"](https://www.reuters.com/article/cbusiness-us-milken-conference-trump-idCAKBN17Y26U-OCABS)
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[Kenny, David Rubenstein, Mark Weinberger, Steven Tananbaum all hanging out at the Milken Global Conference in 2017](https://milkeninstitute.org/events/global-conference-2017/speakers)
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[Kenny buys Rupert Murdochs ex Wife's House](https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/what-will-billionaire-ken-griffin-build-his-huge-palm-beach-estate)
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(Can't make this shit up)
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+ This Milken Institute seems to be central for a lot of these guys...
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ANYWAY....
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On to the shit we care about.
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We've established that there's a Billionaires Boys Club and Kenny is Part of it.
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So let's take the Sessa and Apollo pattern and see if we can expand on it.
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What are we looking for?
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Companies that own Puts, that first reported ownership in Q1 2021 and that have not hedged.
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This gives us this list:
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Taconic Capital Advisors: 537,900 shares valued at $102 million
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Hound Partners LLC: 241,500 shares valued at $45.8 million
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CMT Capital Markets Trading: 241,500 shares valued at $45.8 million (Sounds familiar)
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Millennium Management LLC: 163,400 shares valued at $31 million
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Apollo Management Holdings: 150,000 shares valued at $28.5 million (We know who this is)
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CSS LLC: 71,000 Shares valued at $13.5 million
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Jefferies Group LLC: 48,000 shares valued at $9 million (Jefferies? WTF)
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Ionic Capital Management: 20,600 shares valued at $4million
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There's more... but that's enough for now.
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The second biggest NEW put position is Taconic Capital
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Founder of Taconic, is Frank Brosens.
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Frank Brosens was invited to speak at the Invest for Kids Event in Chicago...
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As was Kenny
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As was Milken
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Reference: [Invest for Kids Event Speakers list](https://investforkidschicago.org/past-speakers/)
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3rd biggest NEW position without a hedge falls to Hound Partners
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Couldn't dig up a lot here except this suspiciously convenient article about Kenny having a CURIOUSLY passive stake in TiVo along with Hound Partners, both in a stock that is "Not exactly widely followed"
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<https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b150y1tj6mwz2w/citadels-curiously-passive-stake-in-tivo>
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On the OTHER HAND...
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(This shit gets crazy)
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Hound Partners was funded by a company called Tiger Management.
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Tiger Management was founded by Julian Robertson
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And... I really can't believe I am saying this but...
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Kenny's Ex-wife, Anne Dias, Managed Money for both Kenny and Julian Robertson!!!!
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WTF... THE ACTUAL FUCK
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Reference: <https://www.wsj.com/articles/female-hedge-fund-veteran-has-contemplated-a-comeback-11559122201>
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I don't subscribe to WSJ, so only reading the headline... LMFAO
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Next up to get knocked down...
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Millenium Management Company Run by Israel Englander
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Again... a suspiciously convenient example of Citadel and Millennium working in parallel with each other dumping FireEye Shares.
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Reference (Warning... this is a motley fool article. Proceed with Skeptisism. [Link)](https://www.fool.com/investing/2016/05/26/these-billionaires-just-dumped-more-than-1-million.aspx)
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And yet again... Milken Global Conference 2010 with Milken, Kenny and Englander
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<https://milkeninstitute.org/article/2010-milken-institute-global-conference-brings-world-leaders-los-angeles-foster-ideas>
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Apollo we already discussed.
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But another cross-referencing showed up this article that has Marc Rowan (Apollo Founder), Kenny AND Julian Robertson all donating to Mitt Romney
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<https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/02/01/billionaires-private-equity-ceos-give-big-to-romney-super-pac/?sh=5a6b52443568>
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And more form the Apollo leadership team heading out to hang out with Milken and Kenny in 2015: <https://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/24/milken-time-wall-street-jets-west-for-davos-with-palm-trees.html>
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CSS LLC was a much tougher nut to crack.
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Smaller company. Smaller position.
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Finra does have a check on them though ([Ref: LINK](https://brokercheck.finra.org/firm/summary/45980))
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And it shows a single Director: Peter Anthony Ianello
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After doing some solid Googling, it turns out he goes by Peter Ianello and is actually the founder of a different company... OCA Ventures.
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I searched them for a 13F, but doesn't exist. (Ref: <https://whalewisdom.com/filer/oca-ventures-llc>)
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But they are out of Chicago and both Kenny and Peter made it to the Chicago 100 list:
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<http://tullman.blogspot.com/2014/06/who-made-list-techweek-chicago-reveals.html>
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A cross-reference with Milken shows that both guys are listed as business speakers for events... but that's meh...
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That's all I could get for this one... but I am even more suspicious of these smaller funds.
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Ionic Capital Management was a hard nut too
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Founders were not listed in Linkedin, but I found [an article](https://www.globalvolatilitysummit.com/sponsor/ionic/) listing 3 Co-Founders for the company:
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Bart Baum
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Adam Radosti
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Daniel Stone
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YET AGAIN... another article talking about Kenny and one of these companies making unusual plays.
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Here they talk about Citadel And Ionic (Specifically just these 2) being bullish on a company called Verb. -- ONLY 4 hedge funds in total were trading this company!!!
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Ken created the largest position and Ionic had the highest weighting.
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And weirdly... in the article... it says both companies had $0 million as their position. lol. WTF.
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Reference: <https://newsfortomorrow.com/index.php/2019/12/22/hedge-funds-have-never-been-this-bullish-on-verb-technology-company-inc-verb/>
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And here... Millenium, Citadel and Ionic all mentioned in a poorly timed position in LATAM Airlines
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<https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/these-hedge-funds-couldnt-pick-a-worse-time-to-buy-latam-airlines-group-ltm-823467/>
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Another unusual trade in NASDAQ:AVCT mentioning Citadel, Ionic and Millenium...
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<https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/these-hedge-funds-couldnt-pick-a-worse-time-to-buy-latam-airlines-group-ltm-823467/>
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Another unusual trade for NASDAQ:GSMG mentioning Citadel, Ionic and Millenium...
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<https://topnasdaq.com/is-gsmg-a-good-stock-to-buy-now/>
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This list goes on... but I think you get the picture...
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Been writing and researching this for a good few hours now, so I hope you find some entertainment in it.
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I think the point is clear... and something we all knew all along.
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There is 100% a Billionaire's Boys Club... but it's still fun to connect some of the dots!
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Feel Free to add me on Twitter:
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<https://twitter.com/PaulAllenTweet>
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EDIT: Part 3 on the way... Let's get a little more solid in the connections this time.
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EDIT: Part 3: <https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/nzxjra/billionaires_boys_club_part_3_the_big_boys_i_just/>
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BIG FUCKING EDIT: ALL MARKET VALUES ARE AS PER 31ST MARCH 13F FILING DATES
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