Short liquidity but kind of similar tbh
In any case it was the Russian default and associated increased vol, increased spreads and decreased liquidity (plus excess leverage) that *started* the losses but the pile-in against their positions by other desks is what finished them.
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Yep, but u left out that they also lost money in their rubles short that was hedging their ru bonds. That loss was also tripped by the default
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