And since no oil is ever held back from the market, these bets do not affect the price of oil any more than bets on a football match affect the result.

由于期货市场从来不会去买石油，所以他们对油价下注，就同我们对足球比赛下注一样，对结果(油价的涨跌，比赛的胜负)没有任何影响。

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To put it another way, the impression was created that UBS was taking no more risk than usual, when in reality it was taking huge risks on stock-market bets.

BBC: The how but not why of UBS's losing bets

And since no oil is ever held back from the market, these bets do not affect the price of oil any more than bets on a football match affect the result.

ECONOMIST: The oil price