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"May I ask your professional opinion on something?" asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBlue Planet as we enjoyed a pint or two of Thermonuclear Sunburn at The Absent Scribe. "Are you sure that's wise?" I replied. "Probably not," conceded the chairman. "But I'm willing to take the risk - especially as it relates to something we touched on last week." "Guinea-pigs in little rodent straitjackets?" I said hopefully. "Not exactly," replied the chairman. "But you know how we were talking about how the FSA wants to allow retail investors wider access to altern...

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