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by JumpCrisscross 1910 days ago
> Nobody will stop me from trading my GOOG share for a goat, or a baseball card, if I so choose.

Nitpick, but the SEC would object to that. That said, American securities regulation has a unique philosophy, i.e. every securities trade must be registered and follow a narrow book of rules unless specifically exempted.

Your broader point, of financial and real assets being proven hedges against inflation, stands.
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tome 1910 days ago
The transaction must be denominated in dollars, but must dollars actually change hands? I don't think so. Companies buy other companies with stock issues all the time.
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JumpCrisscross 1910 days ago
> transaction must be denominated in dollars, but must dollars actually change hands?

I believe it's the other way around. It can be denominated in anything, but trading e.g. the deed to your house for some Apple stock is a no no. (Doesn't have to be U.S. dollars, though.)

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