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6 points by soyelmango 14 years ago · 2 comments

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egiva 14 years ago

In the comments a viewer had a good observation: this trader makes his money as a speaker, and fear mongering probably helps his bottom line.

That said, I live in Europe/Spain and I'm perfectly aware that A) a bailout of Spain would be nearly impossible considering the size of the economy here, B) any return to a past currency, like the Peseta, would constitute a massive default, C) a default would fall heavily on German Banks who hold these debts, pushing Europe's lead economy into danger, and/or a bailout would also have to be funded by Germany among other countries with similar effect.

Thus, it's like a dead-end street and I think that marginal markets (Spain, Greece, Italy, etc) should immediately remove speculation from the trading of their debt by limiting the use of options, short sales, etc. It increases short-term risk, but what a terrible situation when outside forces (or outside speculation) push your country into bankruptcy.

  • soyelmangoOP 14 years ago

    Yes, I had the same thought. By appearing on BBC with this powerful message, he's created a viral campaign for his services.

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