About Exploit The Market

Exploit The Market – An individual or firm is said to ‘exploit the market‘ when some opportunity that is currently unutilized or ignored by competitors is made use of in an aggressive and efficient manner. This results in profit for the exploiting firm or individual and an increase in utility for consumers within the particular market.  The term ‘exploit the market’ is used in a positive sense, as opposed to the traditional negative socioeconomic meaning of the singular use of the noun ‘exploitation.’  To “exploit the market” mainly relates to marketing, competitive advantage, or business in general, and implies an improvement in the condition of both consumers and the firm or individual exploiting a market opportunity.
In the context of financial markets, exploiting the market refers to utilizing opportunity created by the inherent flaws and inefficiencies in the global monetary and economic framework. These flaws are created mainly by the micro-mismanagement and manipulation of financial markets by central banking authorities, government intervention and manipulation, fiat monetary systems, and a general lack of free markets. This is obviously superior to the alternative of becoming a financial victim of an unfair game….

~ John T. Bardacino, CAIA