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Re:The stock market and economy have parted ways by MichaelDickens on Monday July 13, 2020 @05:03PM (#23825548)
I would expect some activity like this, but it seems implausible that it could drive up the price >2x. Surely lots of these would-be arbitrageurs will end up losing a lot of money?
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Re:The stock market and economy have parted ways by jelling on Monday July 13, 2020 @06:30PM (#23826326)
If an index contains a stock then corresponding index funds must buy it no matter the price.
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