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Every Bubble Runs the Same Script
Tulips, dot-coms, 1929. Every bubble swears it isn't one. It always is.
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Tulip Mania
In 1630s Holland, prices for rare tulip bulbs soared to the cost of luxury homes before collapsing in history's first asset bubble.
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Economic bubble
An economic bubble happens when asset prices surge far past their real fundamental value, driven by easy liquidity and market psychology.
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Speculation
Speculation is trading assets purely to profit from short-term price swings rather than underlying business or commodity value.
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Margin (finance)
Margin is the collateral deposited with a broker to borrow funds or securities, enabling leverage while risking forced liquidation.
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Ponzi Schemes
Ponzi schemes are investment frauds that generate zero real profit, paying early backers using deposits taken from newer victims.
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Dot-com bubble
The dot-com bubble was a massive rise and sudden crash in the stock prices of internet companies during the late 1990s.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn lasting from 1929 to 1939.