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Crude drop turns options bets worthless as Iran, Israel conflict simmers- oil and gas 360

Crude drop turns options bets worthless as Iran, Israel conflict simmers

(World Oil) – Traders who piled into bullish options bets on oil prices at record pace are waking up to a harsh reality: Most of those contracts are now worthless. Israel refrained from striking Iran’s energy infrastructure in its long-awaited bombardment of the OPEC nation over the weekend, sending crude prices crashing. That plunge has helped contribute to a chunk