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• 2026-11-14OpenAI lab AE OTE clears Harvey legal-AI by $32kOpenAI typical $360,000 against $328,284 at Harvey.
• 2026-11-13Jump Chicago HFT clears Citadel multi-strat by $35kJump Trading typical $460,000 against $425,000 at Citadel.
• 2026-11-12Cursor agent paper clears Anthropic listing lab by $259kCursor typical $850,000 against $591,000 at Anthropic.
• 2026-11-11Microsoft Redmond cash clears Amazon SLU by $8kMicrosoft typical $226,000 against $218,000 at Amazon.
• 2026-11-10OpenAI lab paper clears Jane Street shop by $128kOpenAI typical $653,000 against $525,000 at Jane Street.
• 2026-11-09OpenAI lab paper clears Netflix cash by $253kOpenAI typical $653,000 against $400,000 at Netflix.