Hmm. If A and B are unwitting investors, and C is a quant with inside information, OF COURSE C should take this "bet". It's not like C would ever everrrr....Li

Hmm. If A and B are unwitting investors, and C is a quant with inside information, OF COURSE C should take this "bet". It's not like C would ever everrrr....Lie.... And when G(overnment) comes around to fix this evil fraud, they fine for 10% of the profits. Everybody but A and B make out like a bandit. Sound like '09, doesn't it? (tongue in cheek, only because there were multiple vald analysees of this question elsewhere in the comments.)