zero-sum game investment & finance definition
A
trading situation in which profits are limited and wealth is merely shifted
around. The futures and options markets are zero-sum games because for every
trader who makes money, another trader loses money.
See zero-sum game in Wall Street Words
A situation in which one person's gain must be matched by another person's loss. Without considering taxes and transaction costs, many types of investing, such as options and futures, are examples of zero-sum games.
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