Re:US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winnin...
by sleepybrett on Friday April 24, 2026 @01:43PM
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what makes 'shorting' special? I understand what shorting is from a non-market-junkie point of view (essentially betting that a stock will go down).. is that just more 'gameable' than buying stock.. i guess i don't see the difference between 'i bet this will go up' and 'i bet this will go down' it's still a bet.
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Re:US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winnin...
by dysoco on Friday April 24, 2026 @02:28PM
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I assume it must be much easier to modify the market to make a stock price go down (e.g. hack the CEO account to say something silly/dangerous) vs trying to make the stock price go up.