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Re:The Trade of the Century: When George Soros Broke the Bri... by gabemart on Friday May 16, 2014 @06:05AM (#7754688)
We can have reasonable confidence in that assessment in hindsight. At the time, I would have been unwilling to gamble my net worth against the possibility of some unforeseen event causing a spike in the value of the pound. It was a non-zero risk.
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Re:The Trade of the Century: When George Soros Broke the Bri... by VintageCool on Friday May 16, 2014 @11:13PM (#7759137)
Soros clearly had confidence in it. That's why he's the player that won the pot.
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