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NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC.N) surged to a record high this week in a blistering rally that again highlighted how an arcane options market dynamic known as a gamma squeeze can super-charge stock price gains.ĪMC’s rally was partly fueled by heavy trading of equity options.
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