I'm not sure what world we live in where being able to rent a helicopter implies hard work and not large amounts of preexisting wealth (generally taken by many to indicate at least some abuse of power, somewhere along the way).

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skinfaxi 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Businesses require investment and a helicopter charter is probably less than a year of office space.

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MSFT_Edging 3 hours ago | parent [-]

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”

	▲	skinfaxi 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Okay so what are you trying to say with this quote? Are you arguing that businesses don't require investment and risk?

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tekla 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's a world where renting a helicopter is hilariously cheap available to some average person.

Looking at my local tourist helicopter place, a private custom flight is $1k per ~15m. That seems like nothing if it allows you be make millions with the information.

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LadyCailin 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You can’t make millions from shorts unless you’ve already got millions to risk.

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mothballed 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Shorts don't cost much to open, just the borrow rate on the shares. As long as it goes straight down you can leverage quite a bit without getting called.

Of course, this is the fastest way to lose your shirt and everything you have ever worked for, if there is any uncertainty.

	▲	FireBeyond 30 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, I'm sure Robinhood or Schwab will allow me to open a $2M short position when my portfolio is $[sufficiently small that I'm debating the costs of a couple of thousand for a helicopter charter].