Must admit that I didn't even understand the function of ordinary betting let alone the Wall Street variety, so this was a double explanation for me.
Gambling is the only vice I've never been able to comprehend. Tried all the others, liked most of them ... but even with the vices I didn't take up, I could easily see why others get hooked. Not so with gambling. It's pure Martian. I can't begin to envision how you could gain pleasure from tossing money down a hole.
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