>Their pitch was that it would allow them to engage in futures trading because the resolution of their satellites would allow unique insights into global trade

>Their pitch was that it would allow them to engage in futures trading because the resolution of their satellites would allow unique insights into global trade for certain markets using realtime optical imaging. I mean, that pitch is an accurate claim if the insights in mind are "We just told the pentagon to blow up these pixels". That tends to affect global trade and futures markets.