EP025 兩個人買光了全美國的洋蔥，最後洋蔥比裝洋蔥的袋子還便宜

簡介一九五五年，兩個芝加哥的商人，靠著一套操作，一度掌握了全美國九成八的洋蔥。他們一路把洋蔥價格炒到天價，又親手把它砸到地板，砸到最後，一袋洋蔥的價錢，比裝洋蔥的那個布袋還便宜。這件事鬧到國會出手立法，直到今天，洋蔥依然是美國唯一一種，法律明文規定不准拿來做期貨交易的東西。資料來源"Onion Futures Act." Wikipedia, 條目最後更新於 2026 年 5 月。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Futures_Act"Vincent Kosuga." Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_KosugaKeith Romer. "The Great Onion Corner And The Futures Market." NPR, October 22, 2015.https://www.npr.org/2015/10/22/450769853/the-great-onion-corner-and-the-futures-market"The Only Thing You Can't Trade: How Onions Broke the Futures Market." Substack (Mark R. Mason), November 10, 2025.https://markrmason.substack.com/p/the-only-thing-you-cant-trade-howLeave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cmp81oi0f04qv01ue79ky4fro/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting