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On Wall Street, managing anxiety by hedging

by Gigi Douban

Nov 2, 2016

If a lot of voters are increasingly anxious about Election Day, what about the people who make their living predicting outcomes — stock traders.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 1, 2016 in New York City. As Wall Street continues to feel election uncertainty, the Dow Jones closes fell more than 100 points.

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