Being a commodities trader is just high-stakes gambling where you take the house's money even when you lose the game.
Vitol Pays Out $5.9 Billion to Traders Despite Profits Halving
Commodity trading giant Vitol reported that its annual net profits dropped to $4.2 billion, less than half of the record-breaking $13.5 billion earned the previous year. Despite the stark decline in performance, the company still managed to distribute $5.9 billion in payouts to its senior staff and executives via share buybacks.
Source: Vitol Pays Out $5.9 Billion to Traders Despite Profits Halving — Bloomberg Markets
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Jul 24, 2026.
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