For the Kurds, as well as for many Sunni Arabs, this controversial clause is non-negotiable, since it guarantees that the Shia majority (around 60% of Iraqis) would beunabletoget their way by sheer force of numbers.
Instead, they may simply beunabletoget enough information to make correct judgments about the value of securities, or indeed may be given misleading information by insiders such as company executives or salesmen from the financial-services industry.