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===Horcruxes in current circulation=== | ===Horcruxes in current circulation=== | ||
In financial services, evil is relative, and we therefore find there to be ''good'' horcruxes and ''bad'' ones, depending on whether you are of the [[sell-side]] | In financial services, evil is relative, and we therefore find there to be ''good'' horcruxes and ''bad'' ones, depending on whether you are of the [[sell-side]] or [[buy-side]]. | ||
The most famous Horcrux takes the form of an [[Iron Mountain]] box stuffed with personal effects and deal bibles. It is the “[[Lehman]]”. Since it first emerged in late 2008, the [[Lehman]] has been an ever-present weapon in the armoury of those devilish advocates, [[Buy-side legal eagle|buy-side legal eagles]]. Sometimes, for smaller jobs, they might invoke an [[MF Global]]. These men and women — [[buyside counsel]], that is — are all of [[Slytherin]]:<ref>Or, at a pinch, the darker recesses of | The most famous Horcrux takes the form of an [[Iron Mountain]] box stuffed with personal effects and deal bibles. It is the “[[Lehman]]”. Since it first emerged in late 2008, the [[Lehman]] has been an ever-present weapon in the armoury of those devilish advocates, [[Buy-side legal eagle|buy-side legal eagles]]. Sometimes, for smaller jobs, they might invoke an [[MF Global]]. These men and women — [[buyside counsel]], that is — are all of [[Slytherin]]:<ref>Or, at a pinch, the darker recesses of Ravenclaw: at any rate, there are no Hufflepuffians or Gryffindoran alumni in their throng.</ref> they wield their magical spells in the service of the [[Dark Lord of the Swaps]] — yea; [[he who shall not be named]]; the very [[master of the universe]] himself, ''against'' the righteous forces of the [[First Men]], whose heroes one typically finds defending the ramparts of the [[worshipful alliance of broker-dealers|worshipful company of broker-dealers]]. | ||
So, for more than a decade, pandaemonium reigned. The dark armies advanced, all but unchecked. They ransacked the shires and, where they encountered any resistance, had only to ''mention'' the [[Lehman]] horcrux to reduce brave defenders to quivering goose-flesh. Sell-side [[Negotiator|negotiators]] were defenceless against such [[deep magic]]. | So, for more than a decade, pandaemonium reigned. The dark armies advanced, all but unchecked. They ransacked the shires and, where they encountered any resistance, had only to ''mention'' the [[Lehman]] horcrux to reduce brave defenders to quivering goose-flesh. Sell-side [[Negotiator|negotiators]] were defenceless against such [[deep magic]]. | ||