I didn’t even realize you could short actual currencies.

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currency is probably the easiest thing to short since the first step to shorting something is to borrow it and borrowing currency is simple

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Just gotta be able to afford the borrowing rate and collateral.

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“short the pound” sounds like a kink play safe phrase

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It took me a solid 20 seconds to realize it had to do with currency.

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Or something from a cookie (biscuit?) recipe. A shortened pound of butter. A full pound is too much, you have to take a bit off to get the dough right.

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Shorting the pound is what caused Soros’ Notoriety. Then as a farce.

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Truss the plan

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Asset stripping a country

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:100: Freeports / charter cities are going to be when the real “fun” starts.

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