Chapter 1241 Speculation

Professor Moriarty lit his pipe, and asked casually, "Joan, you asked me for leave earlier, saying that you were going to the Underdark to help a dwarf friend explore mineral veins. How did you get it?"

"The harvest is great, but I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing." Joan said in a low voice, "It's possible to make a lot of money, but it's also possible to lose your life."

Professor Moriarty changed his face when he heard that, put down his pipe, stared into his eyes and asked, "What's going on?"

Joan sorted out his thoughts, and then told the story of the discovery of the huge vein and the conflict with the dwarf prospecting team.

Professor Moriarty listened silently, taking a puff of cigarette from time to time, and he didn't make a sound until Joan finished speaking.

Joan sat opposite the mentor, looking forward to his guidance, and his heartstrings gradually became tense as the silence continued.

Professor Moriarty knocked the ashes from his pipe into the ashtray, looked up at his students, and said sternly, "Joan, this matter is really troublesome. I'll give you a suggestion, and it's up to you to listen to it or not."

"Teacher, please speak."

"The super-large magic crystal vein with a reserve of more than 100 million tons is no longer in the hands of the mining group that hired you. This matter must have alarmed the parent company of the mining group, which is the board of directors of the Midgard Colonial Company. The news has even reached the In the ears of our Lord Governor, the interests involved are too complicated, you must not get involved, or you will end up dead without a place to bury if you are not careful!"

"I really don't want to get involved." Joan wiped off his cold sweat, "But we discovered the mine vein, so we should get a 5% dividend..."

"Five percent? You and your little friends had better get rid of this dream as soon as possible-no, this is a nightmare!"

Professor Moriarty sneered, and his eyes were a bit ferocious.

"Don't talk about the terms of the contract with me. As long as the benefits are big enough to make people jealous and murderous, the contract is just a piece of waste paper that can be torn up at any time!"

"That's what I thought too, so... we don't want this dividend?" Joan inevitably felt a little bit unwilling.

"Joan, the initiative in this matter is not in the hands of your prospecting team. If I were you, I would listen to the arrangement of the board of directors of the colonial company. I will take whatever the lords of the board of directors ask for. Whatever the lords say , unconditionally obey the superior's arrangement, even if I don't give you a copper coin, I will admit it! The most important thing is to keep your mouth shut to the outside world, and don't show a wronged mentality, do you understand what I mean?"

"I see!"

Qiao An nodded heavily, it doesn't matter what the dividend is, after all, life-saving is the most important thing!

"Mentor, I will tell Hailar, the Zion siblings, and my dwarf friends what you mean, and I hope they can all accept your suggestion."

"I hope so."

Professor Moriarty lit another pipe and smiled again.

"Joan, although you probably won't get the prospecting bonus you deserve, don't be sad. With the secret information you have about the super-large magic crystal vein, we can find other channels and earn a lot of money." A lot of money!"

Joan was surprised: "Mentor, what do you mean?"

Professor Moriarty exhaled a string of smoke rings, and replied flatly: "The futures exchange."

"Futures..." Qiao An muttered to himself, vaguely guessing the instructor's intentions, but he was not sure.

"Joan, listen, the next thing I have to do is to raise as much money as possible, and first buy put options on a large amount of magic crystal ore. The expiration date is about three months."

"If there are still surplus funds, I also plan to buy call options on the magic crystal ore futures at the same time, and the exercise period is 9 months." Professor Moriarty said in a low voice.

Buying with one hand and selling with the other, what kind of coquettish operation is it?

Qiao An felt confused at first, but fortunately, a brain with an intelligence attribute of 31 was not given for nothing. In a flash, he clarified the inner logic of the tutor's speculative operation, and he couldn't help but stir up waves in his heart.

"Mentor, do you predict that once the news of the discovery of a super large magic crystal vein in the northern part of the ancient abyss is announced, it will have a huge impact on the magic crystal futures trading market?"

"Yes, this news will make people realize that the supply of magic crystals will increase sharply, which will lead to a drop in ore prices. Of course, it is profitable to buy put options in advance." Professor Moriarty said calmly.

"However, you also plan to buy forward call options, which means that you think that the price drop of magic crystal ore is only a short-term phenomenon, and in the nine-month time dimension, the price will rise back, only under this premise , your operation can ensure profit." Joan said after thinking.

"indeed so."

"The mining of super-large ore veins will inevitably break the existing equilibrium price in the magic crystal ore market. It is logical that the price will drop due to excess supply. However, it seems that it is not enough to form a new equilibrium price in just nine months. How can you be sure? , the price of magic crystal ore will rise sharply after a short-term decline?" Joan asked inexplicably.

"Because of greed, my child." An inscrutable and profound smile appeared on Professor Moriarty's face, "Because of greed, people compete for wealth and breed hatred, and even lead to murder. It is also because of greed and for the same reason. Fortune, guess what will happen between countries?"

Joan struggled to utter a word: "War."

"You just need to understand." Professor Moriarty patted the student's shoulder, and the corners of his lips raised an arc full of temptation, "How about it, do you want to get a share and make a fortune with me?"

If someone else made such an invitation, Qiao An would refuse without thinking.

However, in the face of his mentor, even if he realizes that financial speculation is bound to be accompanied by huge risks, it is very likely that the speculation will fail and lose all his money. Even if he hates this uncertainty extremely, how can he harden his heart and say no?

Looking at the brand new bonus check in his hand, Joan secretly sighed.

"Mentor, you know that I don't have much savings, this 10,000 Gold Duo plus bonus... If you don't mind, use it as capital."

Professor Moriarty smiled in relief, and raised his hand to stroke his hair: "Thank you for your trust, Joan, I won't let you suffer."

Joan doesn't expect his mentor to help him make money, even if he loses it all, it doesn't matter, but he can't agree with "financial speculation" from the bottom of his heart.

The futures trading on the exchange has a physical target in name, but in fact, most contracts will not be delivered in kind.

Joan suspects that this so-called "financial activity" cannot create real material wealth, but is just a digital game on paper.

Joan felt that a person as smart as Professor Moriarty should use his ingenuity in academic research rather than speculating in securities—this is really a bit unprofessional!