The five questions from Wednesday, March 18, 2026, with their answers. This puzzle is
no longer playable; today's game is on the home page, and
the last seven days can still be played in the
practice archive.
1 Global markets are currently bracing for "Triple Witching" this Friday, which involves the simultaneous expiration of stock options, index options, and what third instrument?
Answer: FUTURES(7 letters)
A standardised exchange-traded contract to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a set future date.
2 In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a massive oil trust held an illegal monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act, forcing it to be split into 34 smaller companies. What was the surname of the tycoon who founded it?
Answer: ROCKEFELLER(11 letters)
3 Passed shortly after 9/11, this act greatly expanded the "Know Your Customer" (KYC) requirements for banks to prevent the funding of terrorism. What is the four-letter name of this act?
Answer: PATRIOT(7 letters)
4 Under the 2025 "Retirement Security Rule," financial advisors are legally required to act in the "best interest" of their clients when providing advice on 401(k) rollovers. What is the formal legal term for this high standard of care?
Answer: FIDUCIARY(9 letters)
A person or institution legally obliged to act in another's interest ahead of their own.
5 Named after an Italian immigrant who ran a "postage stamp" arbitrage scheme in 1920, this term describes a fraudulent investing scam that generates returns for earlier investors with money taken from later investors. What is the one-word name?
Answer: PONZI(5 letters)
A fraud paying existing investors with money from new ones rather than from genuine returns, requiring perpetual new inflows to survive.