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Re:Don't bet on the most likely winner by TuringNYC on Monday July 06, 2020 @03:16PM (#23751631)
Aside from the other issues (staying solvent long enough to profit), there is another issue - government intervention. You never know if the government will sweep in and save a company [unfairly?] or change terms -- either with a guarantee, bailout, or unlimited loans.

Case: Bear Sterns, AIG, GS

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Re:Don't bet on the most likely winner by eru on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @03:41AM (#23756667)
One of the first things many European countries did to combat (?) the pandemic was to ban short selling.

See eg https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-hedgef...

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