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Comment by graemep

1 hour ago

That was not caused by trading. It was caused by irresponsible lending and deceptive securitisation of that debt.

Trading can bring down a bank (e.g.Barings) but is not a big systemic risk.

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wyre  29 minutes ago

Is lending not a trade? Two parties exchange money for terms of repayment/debt.

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