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		pgwhalen on July 21, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hedge Fund Uses Algae to Reap 21% Return I love that kind of thought experiment! In practice, at hedge fund scale, no one is going to sell you options with that risk/reward profile I think.

noddy1 on July 21, 2017 [–]

There are ways to achieve this though - using a martingale betting strategy where you take small, high risk bets and basically keep doubling up until you win or bust, you can achieve the same risk-reward profile on most high risk markets

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