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Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by gniv on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:00PM (#20883235)
The keyword there is "help". They use derivatives to handle the daily fund flows. They should be a tiny percentage of the whole fund value.
Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by dclusin on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @10:45PM (#20883439)
You only find out who's swimming naked when the tide goes out.
Re:Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs by blacksqr on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @11:05PM (#20883532)
Burry's point is, whatever the percentage of leverage, it's reaching levels that are dangerous for the larger economy.