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There is another important distinction. For some of these (equities, fixed income) risk taken may be compensated by the risk premium. Others (FX, cryptocurrencies) have no risk premium, so risk taken is uncompensated. Finally, sports betting, casino games, lotteries), there is a house edge, vig, such that the buyer pays to take risk and has a negative expected return.


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