That means the geniuses at A.I.G. who wrote the insurance were willing to bet more than double their company's value that defaults would not become problematic.

这意味着，卖出这些保险的AIG天才家们愿意以高于二倍公司市值的金额下赌注——赌违约不会成为问题。

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I'd bet that part of it, too, is simply the high value our culture places on being rich.

我认为还有部分原因就是当前文化对于有钱人的推崇。

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I would be looking at this--at the debt areas Student: You mentioned about the U.S. dollar falling in value recently. What kind of foreign currency vehicles or trading would you recommend to kind of hedge a bet against a dollar assuming that it continues to fall?

我会考虑这方面的投资--债务市场方面的机会,学生：你刚才提到美元,最近贬值的问题，那么哪些品种的外汇金融工具,或者外汇交易在你看来可以用来,对冲美元贬值的风险,如果我们假设美元还会将继续贬值？

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Another: former mutual fund impresario William Miller, whose Legg Mason Value Trust bet on cheap-looking financial institutions on their way to getting far cheaper.

FORBES: Magazine Article

It claimed Goldman did not disclose that Paulson, one of the world's largest hedge funds, had bet that the value of the securities would fall.

BBC: Goldman Sachs agrees record $550m fine

Students of Intel say Grove's bet on the emerging value of microprocessors is a good example.

WSJ: The Coach (Jim Harbaugh) and the Egghead (Andy Grove)