evidence: Meanwhile, an Austin, Texas firm is scrambling to explain how on July 12, via a put option, the financial services company reportedly shorted 12 million shares of Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) stock, according to an SEC filing. [...] Austin Private Wealth on July 17 released the following statement:"The SEC filing which showed that Austin Private Wealth shorted a large number of shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (DJT) was incorrect and we immediately amended it as soon as we learned of the error. [...] A company called Austin Private Wealth LLC shorted 12,000,000 shares of $DJT via a put option. The filing date is July 12th, the day before the assassination attempt. They have around $1 Billion in assets under management and this is by far the largest put placed.… pic.twitter.com/9ZehBexdFK — Champagne Joshi (@JoshWalkos) July 17, 2024