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Re:Lyft’s revenues double, losses quintuple and prospects da... by warp_factor on Friday May 10, 2019 @07:53PM (#19883396)
Why would the bank need to hedge their exposure? Isn't part of their job to create those type of synthetic products based on risk profiles and trade them accordingly?

They might have edged their position by issuing an actual short, I'm only saying they don't necessarily have to.

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Re:Lyft’s revenues double, losses quintuple and prospects da... by stygiansonic on Friday May 10, 2019 @08:31PM (#19883592)
They would need to hedge their exposure because they're generally not looking to make money off of something like this based on the direction. If they're completely unhedged, and LYFT tanks, that would be a huge loss for them.

From what I understand they make their money off of a deal like this by either taking a cut or fees.

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