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prodigal_erik on Oct 12, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: US federal appeals court reverses Galaxy Nexus sal...

This comes up all the time, and it's still extremely risky advice. Even if you're right, a margin call on your short position could bankrupt you before you win. You're gambling you know just how irrational the market is being.

tsotha on Oct 12, 2012 [–]

As Keynes said "Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

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