But those firms did not make the huge bet on the global brokerage business that Merrill made in the last decade.

With the added risks brewing in the market, this may not be a good time to make huge bets on either small or large stocks.

As a result, they made huge bets that went bad and drove their companies into bankruptcy.

But the fact of the matter is that the banks made a huge bet.

Much later and inadvertently, he got revenge with his huge bet against the British pound.

But swaps and other financial innovations can also be used to place huge bets on the markets.

He has made some huge bets in the midst of the technology slump, trying to position the company for long-term strength.

Fifty gold pieces was a huge bet for a private fight, but who could resist?

This is, in part, because both men had made huge bets on Oslo.

That success comes from its willingness to place huge bets on where it thinks the dollar will go, thereby moving the market.