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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by code_duck on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:16PM (#13868797)
It's inverse, so the way to bet is to not buy some stock. Done!
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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by jacquesm on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:32PM (#13868964)
No, it is to short the stock.

The question is if you can hold out long enough and if the change you predict will happen fast enough.

That can get expensive quickly, so it's not quite the inverse of holding stock where the only downside is how far the stock can drop, not how far it can go up.

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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by jamiek88 on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:42PM (#13869075)
The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent. Timing as ever is the key.
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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by jacquesm on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:46PM (#13869113)
Timing the market is a fools game.
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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by bbctol on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @12:25PM (#13868891)
Or rather, to short their stock, if you want to make some money off it.
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Re:Is Facebook a Structural Threat to Free Society? by zardo on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @01:00PM (#13869274)
Does Facebook's valuation assume growth that will make them the largest company on the planet?
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