Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker

What impact does war have on the economy?

The stock market fell, gold soared, and... oil soared!

Well, Zhao Guoqing doesn’t understand the stock market. Long-term holding is fine, but he doesn’t understand short-term. He doesn’t understand gold either.

But oil is definitely skyrocketing.

The impact of the Gulf War left a deep impression on Zhao Guoqing's generation. The Americans used living examples to educate the Chinese people step by step on how to fight high-tech wars.

I have studied the causes and consequences countless times.

When little Ivan sent troops to Kuwait, the whole world was saying that little Ivan wanted to control the oil in the Middle East. It was rumored that little Ivan wanted to attack the big dogs...

The oil futures market immediately rose in response. Even though the U.S. government took various measures to stabilize oil prices, the market more than tripled in one fell swoop.

From 20 US dollars per barrel, it has risen to more than 50 US dollars.

so!

The operation is very simple, just buy oil futures directly.

This time I also went to Wison International.

17 custody accounts opened futures custody accounts at major investment banks such as HSBC and Goldman Sachs. They used Microsoft stocks as collateral, opened triple leverage, and the fund usage fee was three points.

call! Mr. Liang had to accept it. Teacher Xiao Zhao was very generous when playing finance!

The price of the Microsoft stock in my hand has increased again, and the stock held by Mr. Zhao is now worth approximately US$2.3 billion.

But this is stock, not cash. If it is mortgaged, it will be revalued based on the performance of the stock.

However, given the strong performance of Microsoft's stock price, it is still possible to use 90% of the stock price as the actual value.

If other stocks were used, they might be mortgaged at a 30% discount, but investment banks would not be willing to do so.

"It's not bad to be able to mortgage 2 billion basic funds. So, I can use 6 billion US dollars in funds!"

It's just that the three points of the service fee are calculated based on 6 billion US dollars. The time is one month, 180 million US dollars. If it is used for one year, well, the principal is all gone.

Capitalists are really cruel!

Mr. Liang nodded and said: "Mr. Zhao, this 2 billion is the margin. If the futures fall by a quarter, the margin must be increased. Otherwise, the investment bank can force the position to be liquidated."

Zhao Guoqing nodded and snapped his fingers.

"shopping!"

Teacher Xiao Zhao did not go to the scene. In the International Futures Hall of the Hong Kong Island Exchange, there are people working here day and night.

The three largest crude oil futures exchanges in the world are the Singapore Crude Oil Futures Exchange, the London Crude Oil Futures Exchange and the New York Crude Oil Exchange.

The first to bear the brunt is Singapore.

Zhao Guoqing took all the orders for crude oil futures in August, September, October, November and December. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., he ate 200 million US dollars of oil futures in one day and opened a position. The cost is about twenty-three dollars.

As soon as Singapore ended, the London Petroleum Futures Exchange opened.

Due to the strong buyer performance in Singapore, the London Stock Exchange opened $23 higher at the beginning, and Zhao Guoqing took all the orders. However, even with such a strong buying, by the middle of the day, the price of crude oil futures continued to fall, all the way down to Twenty dollars, even touching nineteen dollars.

Mr. Liang's heart was in his throat. He had already lost more than 40 million US dollars on his books, but Teacher Xiao Zhao was still buying and buying...

Mr. Liang said: "Mr. Zhao, the United States must have intervened. They will not let the price of crude oil rise!"

"Hey!" Zhao Guoqing looked at Mr. Liang and said, "You're knowledgeable! But the United States can't stand up to the whole world!"

"The whole world?" Mr. Liang said, "Why did Mr. Zhao say this?"

Mr. Liang didn't dare to give Zhao Guoqing advice, but with such a generous move, he couldn't help but ask!

Zhao Guoqing shook his head and said: "Mr. Liang, if I consult you, you will charge a fee. If you consult me, I will have to charge you some!"

"..."

"How much does Mr. Zhao want?"

Zhao Guoqing smiled and said: "It's a car. As for what kind of car it is, you can see the results yourself!"

"OK!"

Zhao Guoqing said: "The Middle East is going to be in chaos!"

"..."

London oil futures trading went smoother than expected. When Mr. Zhao opened a position, he encountered a large amount of selling. He suspected that the Americans were behind the scenes, but there was no evidence. He ate nearly 400 million in goods, and the average cost of opening a position was only 2. Eleven dollars a barrel.

When the New York Stock Exchange opens in the evening, it becomes lively. The New York Petroleum Futures Exchange is the largest oil financial institution in the world, with a daily trading volume of tens of billions of dollars. It is larger than the London Petroleum Futures Exchange and Singapore. The combined trading volume of both oil futures exchanges is large.

"Eat, eat hard!"

Stimulated by the news that the United States has loosened its oil policy and that major oil-producing countries have pledged to increase production, the New York Oil Futures Exchange fell to $19.8 a barrel as soon as the market opened.

Mr. Liang sorted out the news from Wall Street and handed it to Zhao Guoqing and said: "Mr. Zhao, something bad has happened. Mao Xiong has officially announced that they will also increase production!"

"Good-for-nothing!" Zhao Guoqing shook his head. Uncle Qiao was completely useless. He was helping the Americans to do something for himself. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhao Guoqing said: "Except for the delivery or production sites in Little Ivan and Kuwait, the rest of the oil futures continue to be purchased!"

Seeing how confident Zhao Guoqing was, Mr. Liang made up his mind and said, "Okay, since Mr. Zhao is so confident, I will also play along!"

Zhao Guoqing bought 700 million U.S. dollars of goods at the New York Crude Oil Futures Exchange. Such strong buyer demand still forced the oil futures to rise to 23 U.S. dollars per barrel. However, the entire position opening cost remained at 20 U.S. dollars. One dollar per barrel.

"You can go slower tomorrow!"

If you buy with high intensity, the price will definitely rise, which is difficult for yourself. Teacher Xiao Zhao spent a day to build a position of US$1.3 billion, which is already a lot.

In the next few days, US$3.5 billion was absorbed every day. Until July 30, the entire US$6 billion was turned into oil futures, and the position was full!

On this day, little Ivan officially announced the termination of negotiations with Kuwait.

The United States once again issued an early warning to the world in the media. In their satellite photos, it was discovered that Little Ivan was amassing a large amount of armored forces towards the Kuwait border.

"Hurry up and start a fight!"

"Hurry up and start a fight!"

Ever since Mr. Liang followed Zhao Guoqing and bought 1 million Hong Kong dollars in oil futures, his mentality has completely changed. The more he read in the newspapers, the more he felt it made sense. The Middle East was going to be in chaos.

To the world, little Ivan's gathering of troops at the border is nothing new.

“Send troops to Kuwait!”

"How can it be!"

On August 2, 1990, Little Ivan's artillery shells fell into Kuwait. A thousand tanks and 100,000 soldiers with live ammunition rushed into Kuwait along with the artillery fire.

The world is shocked!

Oil prices are skyrocketing!

At this time, Zhao Guoqing was accompanying Yang Qing to look at the house. He got the news from Mr. Liang's call.

Well, a fortune is about to come!