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Traders, Guns and Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives
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Traders, Guns and Money:
Traders risk the bank's capital: they literally bet the bank, at least up to their limits. If they win then they get a share of the winnings. If they lose, then the bank picks up the loss. Traders might lose their jobs but the money at risk is not their own, it's all OPM – other people's money. What if the losses threaten the bank's survival? Most banks are now 'too big to fail' and they can count on government support. Regulators are wary about 'systemic risk', and no regulator with an eye to their place in history wants the banking system to be flushed down the toilet on their watch. Traders can always play the systemic risk trump card. It is the ultimate in capitalism – the privatization of gains, the socialization of losses.
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