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To: SkyDart who wrote (166)1/18/1999 2:36:00 AM
From: Moominoid  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 611
 
Investing in stocks clearly isn't a zero sum game. There isn't a loser for every gainer - unlike foreign exchange. In the long run they go up as profits are reinvested or pay income. Trading stocks could be zero sum when you remove this long-run trend.

From an economic viewpoint though the traders help maintain market liquidity and so someone must be benefiting from this "service".

David