Word: loser
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Derivatives, which are based on such real assets as stocks and bonds, work like most professional betting games. They have a zero-sum outcome, always producing a winner and a loser. The bettors put up their money, and the people who run the casino -- a bank, a brokerage house or an insurance company -- figure out ways to pass on the risks. Companies use derivatives to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign-exchange rates and commodities prices. Mutual funds and pension funds use them to protect their stock and bond investments. Major banks, brokerage firms and insurance companies write them...
...trading, to dump billions of dollars' worth of bond futures and thereby drive down the prices of the underlying bonds. The worst fallout occurred in Europe, where bond prices plunged and interest rates, which move in the opposite direction of prices, climbed about one full percentage point. The biggest loser amid the global turmoil was legendary Wall Street investor Michael Steinhardt, who as of last week has lost $1 billion since the beginning of the year, or a quarter of the funds under his management. Another big-name investor, George Soros, got caught in the February mayhem, which people inside...
Drosos's three wins accounted for half of the Crimson's total victories, including both the winner's and loser's brackets of the 10 weight divisions...
...year continues, Mo and Curly meet new and different people. As March approaches, Mo decides that he really wants to live with some of his new friends but he doesn't want to live with Curly anymore. Although Curly is meeting new people as well (he's no loser), he still wants to live with...
...individuals and $5,975 for an average family. Lewin economist John Sheils estimates that 44% of Americans will pay more for coverage -- and that 14.6% will pay $1,000 more. "Under the Clinton plan," he says, "you're either a big winner or a big loser...