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Re:Naked shorting: The curious incident of the shares that d... by ashtonkem on Monday February 01, 2021 @10:42AM (#25989604)
If you’re talking about 2008, then they actually paid for it. The loans that the US government made during the crisis actually paid themselves back with some interest.
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Re:Naked shorting: The curious incident of the shares that d... by lazyasciiart on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:17AM (#26011102)
They still paid for it at the time, and that's why the ones who got themselves into risky positions did not get wiped out. My engineering degree had a great ROI but I still paid for it.
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