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Why markets need traders who are wrong

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Economist Fischer Black broke Wall Street's heart by proving that financial markets desperately require 'noise traders'—investors who trade on absolute garbage information and gut feelings. Without these incredibly confident losers pumping massive amounts of pointless liquidity into the system, professional arbitrageurs wouldn't be able to profit, meaning the entire ecosystem relies on stupidity to function.

Why markets need traders who are wrong
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