Zane sat in his office at Gale Capital, looking at another report. It showed what had happened in the Japanese yen market.
After a big, crazy fight two days ago (where the yen fell 0.7%), it had fallen again yesterday, by another 0.4%.
This was exactly what Zane had been expecting.
Based on all the numbers, his top money expert, Henry, was right. The Japanese government, which was trying to stop this, was running out of backup money.
"When countries try to get rich too fast without making safe money rules," Zane thought to himself, "they leave their doors wide open. In the eyes of the big money players, their whole market is like a bucket full of holes. Their 'good times' are just a dream that's easy to break."
Zane felt like he understood their problem. It was hard to build a strong, safe money system.
The systems in America and the UK had taken over one hundred years to get strong. The market in Japan had only been around for about thirty years. It just wasn't strong enough to handle a big storm.
"If you look like a big, tasty sheep, you can't blame the wolves for coming," he sighed. "Finance is a tough game. It's just as rough as a war."
He buzzed his office phone. "Henry, tell the team. In ten minutes, we start moving into the yen market. I trust your judgment on how to do it."
"Understood, boss," Henry's voice came back, full of energy.
Henry was excited. He had never been in charge of so much money before—$270 million! And his boss was giving him complete control. For anyone on Wall Street, this was a golden opportunity, the chance of a lifetime.
"Team!" Henry shouted. "Let's test the waters. 50-times leverage!"
At Henry's command, all the traders at Gale Capital started making their moves.
With a special bank trick called leverage, their $270 million was turned into $13.5 billion. This was the final straw that broke the camel's back.
For three hours, the market went wild.
The traders at Gale Capital were unstoppable. They tore through the Japanese companies that were trying to hold the line.
The yen fell 0.15%. Then it rose 0.08%. Then it fell 0.09%. Then it rose 0.06%.
The numbers were jumping up and down like a crazy roller coaster. Other traders were terrified. Some regular people who were playing the market were probably scared to death!
It was just too thrilling. This was why you had to be very brave (and a little crazy) to work in the money market.
Three hours later, the yen had fallen another 0.23%.
In just those three hours, Gale Capital had made $27 million!
"Outstanding work, team!" Zane cheered, clapping his hands.
He was so proud of them. It was so hard to make the right moves when the numbers were jumping around like that. One tiny mistake could have lost them everything. But Henry's team had done it perfectly. Zane wasn't going to be stingy with his praise.
Zane knew his own special skill: he could see the "big picture" of the future. But Henry and his team were the masters of the "right now." It was always a bad idea for a boss to tell an expert how to do their job!
"Boss," Henry said, "I recommend we contact the bank and ask for more leverage. We can make even more money."
"I agree," Zane said with a confident smile. "Don't worry, I'll call them right away. I already put $50 million in the bank just for this. It's enough for you to go all in and show them what you can do."
"Long live the boss!"
Henry and the other traders cheered. People on Wall Street were like gamblers. The bigger the risk, the more excited they got.
For the rest of the day, they went back into the fight. They made $8 million. They lost $5.7 million. They made $4.5 million. They lost $2 million.
The battle raged on, hot and fast. The money market never sleeps; it runs 24 hours a day.
By 8 a.m. the next morning, after a full 24-hour battle, Gale Capital had made a total profit of $75 million.
That huge amount of money made Zane so happy. He couldn't stop smiling. His grin stretched from ear to ear.
Remain calm? No way! Faced with so much money, even a saint would be cheering!
"What should we do now?" he thought. "Celebrate with champagne, of course!"
"Boss," Henry said, breaking his happy thoughts. "The more we win now, the more careful we have to be. I think the next part of this fight will be very dangerous. Soros, the big Wall Street banks, and the Japanese government... they are all going to jump in with all their money at a time we can't guess."
Henry was right to be worried.
When those giants joined the battle, it would be a fight so big no one could predict what would happen. They had enough money to move trillions of dollars and could crush anyone.
One wrong step, and all of Gale Capital's money could be wiped out in an instant. The risk was huge.
"Henry, are you saying you can't guess when they'll make their big move?" Zane asked.
"Yes, boss," Henry said, his face very serious. "I don't deny it. I can't."
Hearing this, Zane suddenly laughed.
Henry didn't know. But he did.
As someone who knew the future, Zane didn't know all the tiny, second-by-second changes. But he did know the "big picture." He knew how the story was supposed to end.
What about some small change messing everything up?
Zane wasn't worried. The market was just too big. He didn't think one "butterfly effect" could stop this.
"Unless a real war breaks out right now," Zane thought to himself, feeling a huge rush of excitement, "no one can stop me from riding this wave."
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