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Old 10-22-2007, 10:44 PM
SuperWhale SuperWhale is offline
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Default Re: Is the Market Like Sports Betting

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Sure they did. They exchanged one asset (stock) for another (currency). One of those two assets will definitely outperform the other. It all depends on what you use as a measuring stick. By your definition, no one ever loses anything.



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So you are arguing that opportunity cost should be taken into account when considering if the market is a zero-sum game.
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