If the reader interjects that there must surely be large profits to be gained from the other players in the long run by a skilled individual who, unperturbed by the prevailing pastime, continues to purchase investments on the best genuine long term expectations he can frame, he must be answered, first of all, that there are, indeed, such serious minded individuals and that it makes a vast difference to an investment market whether or not they predominate in their influence over the game players.