Traders frustrated by lack of ways to invest in Anthropic amid AI 'scare trade'

Equity investors looking to capitalize on Anthropic's prominence have few options since the company remains private. For weeks, investors have dumped shares of companies potentially disrupted by Claude Cowork while having no direct way to bet on Anthropic itself. Bloomberg describes it as an "unscratchable itch" for traders. The dynamic has created an asymmetric market where AI disruption fears are easily tradeable but AI upside from companies like Anthropic is not.

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