Ricky Mulvey
Co-host of the finance and investing podcast This Time Is Different and frequent contributor to Planet Money, appearing here to discuss options whales and trading behavior.
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Feb 24, 2026 • 10min
Do traders who place big bets make big money?
Ricky Mulvey, co-host of This Time Is Different and frequent Planet Money contributor, joins to talk options whales. They explain what options are and why short-term contracts exploded. Listeners hear how institutions hedge, how algorithmic traders move markets, and how unusually large bets can signal insider timing or spectacular losses.
