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Prohibit wagers on upside or downside moves of prices

A proposal of a prohibition of wagers on the evolution of prices (which was standard in the 19th century) within the framework of a Constitution for the Economy.

Prohibit wagers on upside or downside moves of prices.


Updated infos about this position on the english version of Paul Jorion's blog

Paul Jorion defends his proposal at Zermatt Summit on the 16th of June 2011:



“Healthy” / “destructive” system of capitalism (2nd version) by Lambert de Haas, based on an interview with Paul Jorion.

“Healthy” / “destructive” system of capitalism (2nd version) on Prezi

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