Whoa Nelly! That analogy was strained past the breaking point long before I pointed the funny stick at it... That was more or less the point to be honest. Attem

Whoa Nelly! That analogy was strained past the breaking point long before I pointed the funny stick at it... That was more or less the point to be honest. Attempting to discuss international finance with a schoolyard analogy seems ridiculously oversimplified in the extreme. (also I like the name "Ameri" for a genderless parent. Sue me!) :) It sounded like you were attempting to imply that there was ignorance of finance being international (or so it seemed... I could be wrong there) and I was pointing out that was not true. Also contracts and trust are not opposing ideas nor do they address the same aspect of a thing. I'd venture to say that the entire market is (at least to some extent) based on 'trust' that it is not being heavily gamed and information is not being outright falsified. Edited: For clarity!