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But this matters in the context of parent comment because different things happen to money that you deposit in a bank compared money you have invested in, say, a mutual fund/ETF (w…

Agree on all points except the comparison with banks. The banks do technically own the money you put in it - and what you get in return is an IOU. So a bank is a very different sor…

That's correct.

Some participants speculate, others hedge an actual risk, yet others “reinsure” the risk (in insurance terms) to earn a premium - there are all kinds. And yes it would be quite rar…

Absolutely not true, don't know where you got that idea.

FYI 'One Poultry' is indeed an address to a building, 'Poultry' is the road. And it's 'Blackfriars (Railway) Bridge', 'Blackfriars Road' & 'Blackfriars Station'.

They might or might not hedge a call, depending on whether they like the risk and their (usually relatively strict) risk limits allow it. Typically they are not in the business to …

My father in law is in his eighties and served as a Swedish diplomat in Moscow in the 1960's (among other places). I know he too would love get a chance to read some of those lette…

SecDB is not written in Python (unless things have changed recently). However both Athena and Quartz are heavily influenced by SecDB.

I've been meaning to comment on this for a while, e.g. on Slashdot, but the thought of arguing this with some of those guys sends shivers down my spine. I've been impressed by some…