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To give an obvious example:

I am invested on margin. That is for every dollar I own, my broker lends me two, so I can buy stock for three.

It's in my interest to keep interest rates low. So I want other people to invest in bonds long, rather than buy on margin (ie sort-of invest in bonds short).

Of course, my influence is so small that it doesn't really make a difference.

But I can imagine there are much smaller markets, where your voice can make a difference.



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