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Question: Is this a zero-sum game?

Question: Is this a zero-sum game?# Economics - 经济

b*b2098-08-31 07:08

1 楼

Where does the money go?
Yes, those who sell short makes a lot today. The market is losing 2
trillion today, and are they all transferred to some smart guys'
pocket? Are Big Boys happy or they are more nervous right now?
Where does the IMF loan go? to Russian speculator?
Where does the market value go when almost all the currencies are
devaluating...(i bet U$ will devalute sharply, u'd better be prepared.)
Question is: Lots of paper value is gone and are they all get re-allocated
among countries

b*b2098-08-31 07:08

2 楼

He said it is NOT, now is that true?
George Soros, the legendary and enormously successful trader,
recently appeared on ABC News Nightline program. The following
excerpt of an exchange between George Soros and host Ted Koppel
should prove illuminating.
TED KOPPEL
"...as you describe it, it [the market] is, of course, a game in which
there are real consequences. When you bet and you win, that's good
for you, it's bad for those against whom you have bet. There are
always losers in this kind of a g

【在 b*b 的大作中提到】

: Where does the money go?
: Yes, those who sell short makes a lot today. The market is losing 2
: trillion today, and are they all transferred to some smart guys'
: pocket? Are Big Boys happy or they are more nervous right now?
: Where does the IMF loan go? to Russian speculator?
: Where does the market value go when almost all the currencies are
: devaluating...(i bet U$ will devalute sharply, u'd better be prepared.)
: Question is: Lots of paper value is gone and are they all get re-allocated
: among countries

q*i2098-08-31 07:08

3 楼

I am sure people can argue oneway or the other. But
to me it is a win-win situation over the long run,
and zero-sum game the short run.
All the countries attacked have internal problems, most
related to bloated and over-leveraged capital structure,
hyped up currency that no one had tried to address before
the crisis. Those problems sooner or later will come back
and hurt those countries (just look at Japan. They have
been in recession for the last 8 years).
Soros forced us to look the the probl

【在 b*b 的大作中提到】

: He said it is NOT, now is that true?
: George Soros, the legendary and enormously successful trader,
: recently appeared on ABC News Nightline program. The following
: excerpt of an exchange between George Soros and host Ted Koppel
: should prove illuminating.
: TED KOPPEL
: "...as you describe it, it [the market] is, of course, a game in which
: there are real consequences. When you bet and you win, that's good
: for you, it's bad for those against whom you have bet. There are
: always losers in this kind of a g