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that's not the same thing, betting one thing will perform better relative another is not the same as profiting from the failures of a single company. But it do
by Phenomenit 7y ago
that's not the same thing, betting one thing will perform better relative another is not the same as profiting from the failures of a single company.
But it doesn't matter what I write if ones only motivation is profit.
- sfifs 7y agoPeople who are short selling are expressing the thesis that the probablity adjusted return from a bet on drop in stock price of one company is worth more than investing in alternatives like an index fund etc. It's exactly equivalent in a market set-up and is balanced by someone else taking the other side of the deal.