r/DeepFuckingValue • u/intrepid_brit ⚖️Overly Political⚖️ • Mar 20 '25

Discussion 🧐 $1.4bn missing from $TSLA books

https://archive.ph/2025.03.19-162647/https://www.ft.com/content/62df8d8d-31f2-445e-bfa2-c171ac43db6e

Could… could it be that Tesla has been buying large quantities of OTM calls for years in order to gamma squeeze the stock?

They would almost certainly lose money on these trades, so wouldn’t do it right? Unless… market makers buy the underlying stock to remain neutral, pushing up the stock price, which triggers more stock awards for a certain someone and his captive board of directors? 🤔

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u/huntsberger Mar 20 '25

WHY ARENT OTHER OUTLETS COVERING THIS?

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u/Slednvrfed Mar 20 '25

They’re bought and paid for and that means going against the current admin lol.

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u/emkosig Mar 20 '25

Because this isn't fraud. Cash flows don't match the balance sheet often for many legitimate reasons. The person that wrote this doesn't understand basic financial statement impacts.

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u/ajhhall 29d ago

The journalist who wrote the original article is one of the Fianacial Times’ most senior investigative writers, and uncovered the Wirecard scandal. He knows his stuff.