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VonKeebles on March 26, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Coding Interview Practice

First question is wrong, I could have just sold short. ;)

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pauleastlund on March 26, 2014 | [–]

If the max profit involves buying at X and selling at Y, X is always the minimum price that occurs before Y in the timeline.

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