when i was a kid
my uncle from U.S.
used to visit us every year.
whenever he came
he brought many toys and gadgets for me!
i always waited eagerly for his next visit
dreaming what gift he would bring for me this time!
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for the time he stayed with us
he would play with me
and let me win!
he would teach me tricks
which got me accolades
when i displayed those tricks in front of my friends!
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when he returned back
he left behind packets of candies and chocolates
pens and other memorabilia!
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i remembered him long after he went back
and would wait for his next visit!!!
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i was reminded of him after long time
after yesterday's big fall in the market.
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FIIs are like traders' uncles in stock market!
they too are from US and other rich countries!
they too come here every year
and go back!
every year we eagerly look forward to their visit!
when they come
they indirectly bring us lots of gifts
by way of profit
resulting from rise in stock prices!
for the period they stay with us
everyone around them is happy
for their mere presence
is enough to cause stock prices to soar!
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but the similarity between FII uncles
and my childhood uncle from US
ends here.
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when the FII uncles are here
and see my stock price slide
they cunningly don't intervene
to stop the slide
even when they easily can!
they let me bleed!
and step in only when i am unconscious!!
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they use their big moneybags
to unsettle every trade i and my friends take!
they start buying things from everybody
causing others to start buying too!
and when the price has gone too high
they start distributing
those very things
in our neighbourhood
at much higher cost!
they play tricks
but unlike my childhood uncle
take our money!
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these uncles
when they go back
they don't leave me with candies and chocolates!
rather, they take away all my hidden candies and sweets!
they take all toys of my kids!
they take back much more than they bring here!
they leave back memorabilia of nightmares!
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today i am remembering my childhood uncle!
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