In the U.S. stock market, there's an unwritten rule.
If you lose money in stock speculation, it's because you lack ability and foresight; you can't blame anyone else for your losses.
However, if you make money in the stock market, there are two different perspectives.
If you manage to make a small profit from the market makers, it means you're sharp and insightful. You can happily accept praise from others and make a small fortune.
But... what if you make a huge profit?
"Hehe, you'll likely be investigated by the relevant U.S. authorities!"
"They'll investigate whether you're suspected of controlling or disrupting the financial order. As long as there's a single clue, those people will stick to you like a dog's skin plaster, 24 hours a day, refusing to let go."
"Although they won't use torture, the endless small tricks like summons, detentions, and surveillance can drive you mad."
"By then, not only will you not be able to keep your big profits, but the relevant U.S. authorities will surely swallow all the money you made, and they'll fine you a hefty sum as well."
Tsk tsk tsk~
This is the unwritten rule of the U.S. stock market!
For example, the Silver Crisis of the 1980s.
Some U.S. financial groups, families, and companies with huge funds, colluded with local tycoons from the Saudi Arabia region to intentionally manipulate the silver market. They continuously drove up the price of silver futures from $4 to nearly $50, more than ten times its original value.
Gold depreciated.
The U.S. dollar, which was pegged to gold, depreciated even more significantly.
Numerous banks with average or poor performance went bankrupt, and public assets suffered losses totaling hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars.
During this period, many follow-on investment institutions and individuals, by selling in time, all made a fortune. Those who earned less made hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars; those who earned more had profits of tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.
Many people were overjoyed!
However... what happened next?
Quite a few investment institutions and individuals faced huge fines from the federal government.
Yes, the kind of fines that would make you spit blood!
One foot in heaven, one foot in hell. With such a huge disparity, many heads of investment institutions and individual speculators couldn't bear the immense psychological pressure and jumped from tall buildings, ending their precious lives... "In futures and stocks, if you're the most active and earn the most, that's definitely not a good thing. You might even be fined into destitution."
—Stock God Buffett.
In Gale Capital Company's office.
Kyle's mind constantly replayed the details of the Dot-com Bubble.
"I don't remember the exact date of the NASDAQ crash."
"But I know the trigger for the event—it was Microsoft's antitrust investigation!"
"The approximate time should be March 2000."
"I also don't remember the highest peak value of the nasdaq index. But I know it definitely exceeded 5000 points."
After some thought, Kyle already had a general plan in mind.
The 3 billion U.S. dollars invested by Da Feng Capital in the NASDAQ market absolutely cannot be sold at the peak of the nasdaq index, or close to it!
Because selling at that stage of maximum profit, even if they made the most delicious big money, would inevitably lead to repeated investigations by relevant departments afterwards.
They might even be fined until they spit blood.
With an investment amount of 3 billion U.S. dollars, Kyle could not afford to be careless. And he absolutely couldn't let Henry Eugenber and others have their way!
"On professional issues in the financial field, I don't deny that Henry and the others are extremely professional and experienced. They are much better than a half-baked person like me, much better."
"But, as the saying goes, it's the swimmers who drown!"
"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact?!"
"When the nasdaq index breaks through 5000 points, I don't believe they can remain calm?"
"Greed blinds the eyes. Huge, astonishing profits can drive people mad, making them lose their reason."
After much deliberation, Kyle gritted his teeth and made a decision.
—It's better to earn less money and land safely and smoothly...
A few days later.
Gale Capital Company President's Office.
Kyle and Henry Eugenber argued again.
"Kyle, boss, Mr. Walter Delun!"
"Gale Capital Company was founded by you, that's correct. In the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, you also planned the general strategy, leading us to make a huge profit, that's also correct. Nearly 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in profit made us one of the victors of the Asian Financial Crisis, and we greatly admire that."
"But!"
"But, I have to say, you're a bit timid!"
"In recent years, the internet industry has exploded, developing rapidly, giving birth to one giant enterprise after another with market values exceeding hundreds of billions or tens of billions of U.S. dollars. The growth of internet stocks is increasing day by day, and all these changes are happening around us, transforming our lives at an unimaginable speed."
"In this unstoppable tide, you actually chose to retreat?!"
"Bloomberg News, DETG Daily, and many other well-known financial newspapers publish countless financial experts and economists analyzing positive news every day. Can't you see all this?"
"Crash?!"
"I know it will crash, everyone knows it will definitely crash!"
"But with all due respect, it definitely won't crash in the near future; its duration is still very long!"
Henry Eugenber roared loudly.
Every word, constantly spewing towards Kyle.
"You're crazy!" Kyle shook his head.
At this moment, Kyle couldn't believe that the man standing in front of him, acting like a madman, was Henry Eugenber, who had always been confident, rational, and dominated Wall Street for decades.
His bloodshot eyes, bulging veins in his neck, clenched fists... everything indicated that he was extremely irrational, having been blinded by huge profits.
"I'm not crazy, you are!"
Henry roared, "I thank you for giving me immense help during my lowest point. But... now I deeply resent you, you timid coward! You're letting go of so much money; are you so rich that you've become foolish?"
Kyle was furious, staring silently at Henry, watching his mad performance.
After a long time.
Henry seemed to have run out of breath and finally stopped.
"Are you done talking?" Kyle said in a deep voice.
Henry didn't speak.
Kyle suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that recently, dozens of investors unilaterally announced the end of their investments before the investment period was over, wanting to withdraw their funds, not even caring about the profits earned during the period."
Henry: "..."
"You instructed them, didn't you?"
Kyle looked at him with a playful gaze and sneered, "Your acting is really good, but don't forget I'm a film company boss. I've seen countless actors with better acting skills than you. The long and short of it is, don't you just want to leave Gale Capital Company and go solo?!"
That's right, Henry wanted to leave Gale Capital Company.
Bang bang bang!
Kyle clapped his hands, and the office door was pushed open.
Andy Chenop, whose position in Gale Capital Company was second only to Kyle and Henry, entered the office.
Kyle waved his hand, looked at Henry, and pointed at Andy Chenop: "If you choose to withdraw your shares and leave the company, I will absolutely not stop you, because you've gone mad. Once you leave, your position will be taken over by Andy, a seamless transition."
Andy Chenop smiled, "Thank you for your trust, boss."
"Hmph!"
Henry snorted, "That's right, I'm leaving Gale Capital Company. Just watch, when my new company makes a huge profit, don't you dare be jealous~"
After speaking, he left the office without another word.
"Tsk tsk tsk~"
Kyle blinked and chuckled, "Amateur acting, simply ridiculous."
Despite saying that, Kyle still felt some regret.
Henry Eugenber was indeed a true financial talent; he had made a lot of money for Kyle, but he had now completely lost his head.
Kyle, he no longer dared to use him...