At the time of serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, I was very near Mumbai Stock Exchange and was going to BSE building to meet my broker....and I missed getting cought in it by may be 2-3 minutes.....I heard the blast, I saw blood stained bodies being carried.....saw the blood on peoples clothes...and I rang up my broker in other city to square up all my positions...the news had not got to the market by then....talked to few trader friends ..all asking do you want us to short some stocks as the prices will drop...told them NO....idea of making money on peoples suffering is nautiating to me....so not even 1 share shorted......and I am happy that my mind took that decision. Money we can make in the market on any day...but not on people suffering....only thanked God that he saved me from major terrorist attack.
Smart_trade
If I were in ST's place and was not completely disoriented by the attack...
I would have shorted the market. here is my reason:
a) by shorting the market you have protected your portfolio from a financial attack
by telling all your friends and relatives to short the market you extend the protection to all your people near and dear to you...
b) if you don't short the market guess who else is shorting the market?
this is allowing double win to terrorists... nope turning another cheek when slaped is NOT fun !
c) If i had made a windfall profit... will donate big percent of it to the victims... its better not to let the profits slip away to wrong hands.
may be my mind is working in different frequency once I see the money on table... tell me if my reasoning is wrong !