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Clip-Clop 10-24-2012 01:49 PM

The President does not understand gambling at all
 
From his hard hitting interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

"You still have a situation where people making bets can get a huge upside, and their downsides are limited," Obama says in the edition that hits newsstands on Friday. "So it tilts the whole system in favor of very risky behavior."

Antitrust32 10-24-2012 01:51 PM

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joeydb 10-24-2012 01:55 PM

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jms62 10-24-2012 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop (Post 898034)
From his hard hitting interview with Rolling Stone magazine.

"You still have a situation where people making bets can get a huge upside, and their downsides are limited," Obama says in the edition that hits newsstands on Friday. "So it tilts the whole system in favor of very risky behavior."

I believe he is referring to highly leveraged derivatives trading using your companies (Shareholders) money when your bonus is based upon a percentage of profits earned. Upisde is tens of millions and the downside is oops and a loss of your job with no bonus.
I'd make that bet all day long. Back in the day Wall Street firms were Partnerships and Partners Money was at stake

Clip-Clop 10-25-2012 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jms62 (Post 898039)
I believe he is referring to highly leveraged derivatives trading using your companies (Shareholders) money when your bonus is based upon a percentage of profits earned. Upisde is tens of millions and the downside is oops and a loss of your job with no bonus.
I'd make that bet all day long. Back in the day Wall Street firms were Partnerships and Partners Money was at stake

Those were the days! I knew what he was after I just got a kick out of the high upside/low downside, yet very risky.


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