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by blancheneige 2485 days ago
This is like saying we'll allow you to play poker but you can't bluff.
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Poker is zero sum. Adversarial. The only way to win is for someone else to lose, so of course we try to sow confusion.

A market is supposed to enable trades that benefit both sides, because otherwise who would dare use it? Selling means I need money and I'd rather have the share price now, buying means you have money and you'd rather have the income in the future, and it doesn't have to be a regrettable mistake for either of us.

Unless you have access to an observer account that lets you see all the hole cards:

https://upswingpoker.com/ultimate-bet-absolute-poker-scandal...