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Faster, closer, bigger
Due to the increased interconnectedness and globalization of financial markets, everything happens faster and seems to be closer to us. The increased volatility in the last decade and the high concentration of extraordinary events (Asian crisis, Russia, LTCM, dot-com, 9/11, Enron, commodities, subprime crisis), might not be an accident (thought there was plenty [...]
The almost zero difference between long and short
Dollars or euros are the same, regardless if you make or lose them with the market going up or down. But in minds of most people – even when we consciously try to avoid it – trading on long and short side still feels different.
Permanent bulls
Some people are [...]
