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Yass’ Fortune Tops $63 Billion, Overtaking Wall Street Rivals

The Susquehanna International Group headquarters in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.Photographer: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa/AP Photo
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Last March, Jeff Yass resigned himself to Donald Trump being the Republican candidate for president and went all-in.

The poker-loving trader invited Trump to speak at a Club for Growth event after the conservative group had shunned the former president in favor of his rivals during the primaries. It came at a crucial time for Trump, who was still dealing with the costs of multiple lawsuits and didn’t yet have the backing of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk.