Three explanations have been provided for this peculiar exhibit of "spilled" cash in the Senate's Hart Building:

i) Step aside "Bernanke chopper"; presenting the "Yellen briefcase"

ii) Debt ceiling compromises don't come cheaply

iii) A Senator just cashed out of their SPX calls

All are equally likely, although perhaps what is saddest is that nobody even wants to pick it the strewn "reserve" currency.