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patio11 on March 15, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bottom just fell out of Nikkei

In particular, person A may very well have margin requirements to meet, which means that they literally cannot not sell right now.

geekman on March 15, 2011 [–]

Or may need the cash to rebuild their house, or to keep their business or their household afloat until the economy starts moving again.

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