NASA was interviewing professionals to be sent to Mars. Only one could go and couldn’t return to Earth.
The first applicant, a stock mkt bull, was asked how much he wanted to be paid for going. “A million dollars,” he answered, “because I want to donate it to invstr protection fund.”
The next applicant, a fundamental analyst in stock mkt, was asked the same question. He asked for $2 million. “I want to give a million to my family,” he explained, “and leave the other million for the advancement of fundamental analysis research.”
The last applicant was a STOCK MKT BEAR... When asked how much money he wanted, he whispered in the interviewer’s ear, “Three million dollars.”
“Why so much more than the others?” asked the interviewer.
The BEAR replied, “If you give me $3 million, I’ll give you $1 million, I’ll keep $1 million, and we’ll send the BULL to Mars.”