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To: James Hutton who wrote (174813)1/2/2009 2:28:05 PM
From: Patricia TrincheroRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 306849
 
Thanks............................where does the money come from or is there nothing securing the bet?

I can see the increased value in a long bet so I can picture where the increased funds are coming from.

What's hard for me is to picture how money is made when something is losing value.............simply by betting it's going lower?...................if value is lost then how can someone make money on it?

It seems like a short is a bet into a black hole?