bang for the buck
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Goldman ran a screen looking at sectors and markets that have the most elevated call-option positioning and that therefore are likely to provide more bang for the buck in such a trade.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
It is hard to say when hackers decided that attacking tech providers that have lots of corporate customers was better bang for the buck than targeting individual companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
But a key challenge is figuring out the best bang for the buck that can be widely deployed without exploding civil defence budgets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Muons provide more bang for the buck than the protons used in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and would push the search for new forces and particles deeper than ever into the unknown.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
For a little more bang for the buck, consider a $160 racing team sweatshirt and a $40 Las Vegas Grand Prix baseball cap, though again the tax would be on the consumer.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
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