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Laying odds on Goldman

Given all the betting analogies being thrown around in connection with the SEC's fraud case, it's appropriate that a gambling portal called YouWager.com is placing odds on how the Wall Street saga will play out. For what it's worth, the betting is that Goldman's stock will continue to soar, more executives will go down, and Congress will fail to pass financial reform. The +/- indicates a return on the wager (betting on the odd least likely to win would earn the most money). The percentage listed is the likelihood that it will happen.

What will happen to Goldman stock at the end of the trial, one week after the results are announced?

Go down +100 (50%)
Go up -200 (67%)
Stay the same +100 (50%)

In addition to Fabrice Tourre, how many more Goldman execs will get specifically charged in conjunction to the Goldman fraud case by the end of the year?

0 +500 (18%)
1 +200 (33%)
2 +100 (50%)
3 -200 (67%)
4 or more -150 (60%)


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