Comments on: Death by Derivatives https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Jinfei https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-73434 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:51:03 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-73434 Very interesting and impressive! I like the narrative style and sound effects. If I close my eyes I think I could imagine the scenes as I am watching a movie.

]]> By: Harsh https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72825 Sun, 26 May 2019 12:09:24 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72825 Sir, very nice and informative article, would like to read more of yours, just please use a bit more easily understandable vernacular.

]]> By: Harsh https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72824 Sun, 26 May 2019 12:07:16 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72824 Sir, very nice article, would like to read more of yours.

]]> By: deBelloy descendants https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72366 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 02:12:26 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72366 True story. More on Aymar Ludovic Marshal de Belloy De Saint Lienard at
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/60243152/person/34053896050/facts

Marla Rothery (de Belloy) Wosnak

]]> By: Emerich https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72357 Thu, 11 Jan 2018 02:00:51 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72357 This may be mostly true. And it’s true that cases of market manipulation continue to this day. As do cases of plagiarism and journalistic fraud by reporters; as do cases of malpractice by doctors; as do cases of venality by politicians; as do cases of… well, it turns out humans haven’t changed a whole lot, and unethical practices haven’t died out. Wherever you look.

]]> By: jarvisloop https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72324 Sun, 03 Dec 2017 23:09:29 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72324 Mr. Durbin:

Fantastic article! I’m the compliance officer for a small community bank, and I was unaware of the history of derivatives.

For me, derivatives are proof that the megabanks need to be regulated extremely strongly and watched even more strongly.

They are not to be trusted, and they can do and have done much harm to the middle classes of many countries.

]]> By: Dreeze https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72321 Sat, 02 Dec 2017 19:48:57 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72321 Is there a point to this story? People trade and speculate in commodities, and sometimes someone goes bust and pays the price. What are we supposed to learn from this? Hoe is this damn interesting?

]]> By: Mayank https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72311 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:58:09 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72311 Third!

]]> By: Janne https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72310 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:11:28 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72310 Second!

]]> By: Anon https://www.damninteresting.com/death-by-derivatives/#comment-72309 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:27:19 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=17566#comment-72309 First! This is really impressive delivery on top of the story. Love the music insert and the smooth pictures.

P.S. Cloaca. Clackackackackackackacka.

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