5 interesting facts about stock markets

1. Lou Pai is a former director of Enron, who has invested approximately $ 270 million in shares and left the company before it collapsed, divorced his wife, married an exotic dancer, bought a huge piece of Colorado, sold it and then disappeared in obscurity.

2. A 21-year-old Japanese trader named Takashi Kotegawa turned $ 13,600 into $ 156 million over eight years. He still eats a bowl of ramen for almost all of his meals. Not only does it save time but also helps him not eat large meals that make him sleepy.

3. In 2005, an inexperienced trader in a Japanese bank attempted to sell 1 share of J-Com for 640,000 yen. He accidentally sold 640,000 shares worth 1 yen for each share. This is the equivalent of selling $3 billion worth of shares for the price of $5,000.

4. In 1999, a 15 year old New Jersey boy named Jonathan Lebed earned $ 74,000 a day from the stock market using price manipulation software. In the end, the government caught him, eventually managing to retain half a million dollars of its profits.

5. There is a Pirate Stock Exchange in Somalia where local residents can invest in pirate brigades planning to rob ships.

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