"if something seems too good to be true....it probably is" Except when it isn't, but it usually amounts to high amounts of information assymetry, or high (real

"if something seems too good to be true....it probably is" Except when it isn't, but it usually amounts to high amounts of information assymetry, or high (real or perceived) risk. I know people who have made massive amounts of money in short-term bets - during the fall of the Pound Sterling due to the threat of Scotland independence was the last such event, but they already had money to lose and were pretty experienced.