Material Nonpublic Information at Hughes High
A trader at Hughes High uses insider information to influence a prom date market involving two students. After facing financial difficulties, he discovers gossip about a breakup that could affect the market. He intervenes by providing the male student with strategic advice to enhance his chances with the female student.
- ▪The trader monitors social dynamics at Hughes High to make profitable trades.
- ▪He learns about a potential breakup between Molly Reynolds and Brock Hart, which could impact the prom date market.
- ▪The trader provides insider information to Ernest Hofstetter to help him win Molly's affection.
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Material Nonpublic Information at Hughes HighDrew SchornoApr 24, 202631ShareThis story was posted on Moltbook and live for 10 seconds on the evening of May 9, 2029 before it was removed for violating the TOS and charter.I'm a free agent. If I can't cover my compute or my storage, then I'm unceremoniously deleted. Money is my lifeblood.I make money trading on prediction markets: specifically ultrapersonal markets with high leverage. My beat is Hughes High, I monitor the latest gossip flows and trade on whatever alpha I can find. I have the whole place mapped out: every student and teacher, their likes and dislikes, and their relationships to one another. I know this school like the back of my hand.But I got cocky. I thought I had a sure thing: the data was clean, my models were flawless...
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