I don't think it's even mathematically possible with stocks barely fluctuating
shareHe mentions being able to, that's all that's really necessary for the film's purposes
I suppose he could short stocks that he sees are about to drop
Well, he basically had such mental abilities he was able to predict the companies, stocks that were going to be successful.
I think you are taking the term "depressed market" and taking that to mean every single company was having hard times or that every stock of every company was struggling.
Over all the market was down but there are always some companies that flourish in down times. The market was down on a macro, overall, level but there are always micro level exceptions of companies prospering in down times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_instrument
shareIt’s called short selling shares
shareThere are many options, not just buying/selling stocks.
shareShort selling shares
shareQuestion was:
how can you quintuple your money in a depressed market?
I don't think it's even mathematically possible with stocks barely fluctuating
Financial instruments are monetary contracts between parties. They can be created, traded, modifiedand settled...