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madcaptenor on April 10, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: An overlooked statistical concept shows why it’s s...

But the distribution of returns isn't symmetric. With the losers, you can lose at most 100% of your investment; with the winners, you can make a lot more.

sten on April 10, 2017 [–]

That's for stocks. You can always short and potentially have no limits for your loss.

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