The key to who wins and who loses on a securities trade is trading bias, the amount by which one trader underestimates the ultimate price impact of the counterparty's motive.
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The key to who wins and who loses on a securities trade is trading bias, the amount by which one trader underestimates the ultimate price impact of the counterparty's motive.