NOVEL WEB Chapter 631: Asking the Gentleman into the Jar
Trading of London Gold and Offshore Renminbi follows a 24-hour schedule, with no breaks throughout the day.
Just as Liang Wenhu delivered the AI model, Lu Liang allocated ten million US dollars to test the waters.
Seeing the server connection successfully established, Lu Liang was about to execute operations when Liang Wenhu stopped him in a panic: "Mr. Lu, shouldn't you notify the exchange first?"
Taking the domestic financial market as an example, quantitative funds represent the official sector, implying recognition from the exchange and enjoying dedicated seats.
Otherwise, it can only be labeled as high-frequency trading, which seriously violates securities trading laws, with penalties ranging from freezing account funds to confiscation of all assets and heavy fines.
Lu Liang chuckled lightly: "Mr. Liang, don't worry, Tianxing holds an A-class international financial license, all investments are legitimate and legal."
Last year, Sun Yutao spent two months in New York setting up Tianxing Investment's office in the US, where he completed all necessary procedures.
An A-class international financial license is like Tang Seng's travel document in Journey to the West, allowing access to any market for all types of financial or derivative investments, except in a certain Eastern Country.
The number of financial institutions holding this license globally is no more than fifty. In our country, including Tianxing, there are only five; the other four are Bank of China, Citic, International Financial Center, and Huijin.
Liang Wenhu was speechless, filled with admiration, yet couldn't help but worry about their upcoming partnership.
Tianxing's Lu Liang is already renowned for being strong-willed, and now he holds an A-class international financial license.
In their future cooperation, who will lead? And who will follow?
As he pondered, Lu Liang had already entered the trend-setting command and initiated the AI model.
The screens of the two servers seemed to be controlled by hackers; within moments, dozens of trades were completed.
According to the monitoring software, the balance of two accounts acted like a wealth generator, growing minute by minute, second by second.
In just a few minutes, relying only on trend-setting commands and AI data model simulations, 5 million became 5.022 million.
Go long on London Gold? Short Offshore Renminbi?
Liang Wenhu showed contemplation, appearing thoughtful.
The AI model developed by Illusion Square roughly divides into two trading modes: fully automatic trading and semi-automatic trading.
The former autonomously adjusts to market fluctuations, engaging in chaotic buying on highs and selling on lows, ultimately aiming for profit.
The latter resembles the trend-setting command input by Lu Liang; for instance, the current London Gold price is 1712.22 USD/ounce.
In the fully automatic trading mode, even with only a 0.1 USD increase, the AI will choose to sell off and secure the profit.
However, doing so, if the market trend is overall upward, will inevitably miss out, thus losing opportunities.
This led to the second semi-automatic trading mode, increasing the profit threshold by inputting trend-setting commands.
Raise the 0.1 USD increase to 1 USD or even 2 USD; only upon reaching the threshold will the AI sell off.
Liang Wenhu was a bit surprised as Lu Liang entered a trend-setting command of 35 USD.
This means he predicts that London Gold will rise to at least 1747 USD/ounce.
Regarding Offshore Renminbi, it only broke below 6.8 in April, yet Lu Liang input a trend-setting command of 6.9.
One has a daily trading volume reaching an alarming 20 trillion USD, while the other possesses asset volume exceeding 300 trillion RMB.
Liang Wenhu's breath quickened, knowing that even a 0.1% market fluctuation in these two markets equates to nearly a thousand billion USD of trading space.
Moreover, based on Lu Liang's trend-setting commands, if his judgment proves correct, this market fluctuation guarantees at least 1%, translating to nearly ten trillion USD of trading space.
Yet, this huge amount of trillion USD funds won't solely belong to any individual or institution; it is the celebration of global speculators.
Liang Wenhu suddenly had a bold idea, given the market trend, Illusion Square might seize the opportunity by joining the fray.
But in the next second, Lu Liang's light voice came to his ears: "With trade friction between the two countries escalating, the market, including London Gold and Offshore Renminbi, will have substantial room for operation."
"Tianxing Private Equity will leverage no less than 40 billion USD to join this battle."
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It's rumored that Tianxing Private Equity manages assets about 150 billion USD; Lu Liang claims 40 billion USD will be mobilized, surely leveraging leverage.
Such a vast amount of funds, executing dual operations simultaneously, cannot afford any mistakes; any loss will overwhelm even Lu Liang.
Since Lu Liang dared to let him know, he must have prepared a backup plan, knowing too much leaves only one choice—to join.
Liang Wenhu, very aware, proactively inquired: "Mr. Lu, if there's anything where I can offer some help, please feel free to say."
Although he can promise not to disclose anything about today's matters, Lu Liang still needs to believe in him.
Taking a step back, even if Lu Liang naively chose to trust him, he wouldn't believe that Lu Liang would actually trust him.
It can be said that from the moment he learned of Lu Liang's intentions, he has been a part of this ship.
"Mr. Liang, we've just introduced quantitative trading; everything is still unfamiliar. We might need your guidance."
Seeing his goal achieved, Lu Liang maintained a low posture, like a student seeking advice from a teacher, absent of arrogance, full of respect.
He knew this was setting a trap for Liang Wenhu, but it involved 45 billion dollars, and since ancient times, money has stirred people's hearts. No one can be trusted.
The AI model was provided by Fantasy Square. Lu Liang wasn't sure if there was a backdoor left in it, so they could only feel safe using it with Liang Wenhu by their side.
"Mr. Lu, you don't need to say much, Fantasy Square is also a private equity. I can understand and accept your approach." Liang Wenhu chuckled as he spoke.
Lu Liang's respectful attitude made him feel appreciated. He could empathize and understood the pressure Lu Liang was facing.
Fantasy Square had a scale of only 3 billion, and at one point he didn't even dare to trust his own father, let alone Tianxing, which had another zero added to the end, and the unit was US dollars.
"Wenhu, I won't say much, you know it in your heart."
Lu Liang looked moved, patting his shoulder, saying with concern, "Your current priority is to rest well, since this wave hasn't started yet. Once it starts, there won't be time to rest for a while."
"I'll rest later."
Liang Wenhu smiled and then asked, "Mr. Lu, can I make a call to the company? They are still waiting for my news after all."
He remained as humble as before, not becoming proud due to Lu Liang's humble stance. This friendship was hard-earned and needed to be well-maintained.
Moreover, he believed that with Fantasy Square's technology and Tianxing's strength and foresight, the cooperation between the two would be a perfect match, yielding results far greater than simply one plus one.
"Of course, of course."
With Lu Liang's permission, Liang Wenhu made two phone calls right in front of him.
One was to inform the company that the initial cooperation with Tianxing had been reached, but he was a bit tired recently and needed some rest.
The other was to his family, explaining that there was a major cooperation project recently, and he needed to retreat for a while, so there's no need to worry if he lost contact.
After explaining everything, Liang Wenhu handed over all electronic devices, including his phone and watch, to Sun Yutao, still understanding the rules of private equity.
Lu Liang sighed deeply, with a bitter expression: "Wenhu, your cooperation makes me feel a bit guilty for acting like a villain."
"Lu, if you really consider me a friend, don't mention this again in the future."
Liang Wenhu looked towards the trading room, where both personnel and capital scale were more than ten times that of Fantasy Square.
His face was full of hope as he said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the chance to personally participate in this epic financial battle."
With a base of 40 billion dollars, if a fierce conflict of long and short positions broke out, a single trade might achieve Fantasy Square's scale.
This was a rare learning opportunity, allowing him to view the international market and international situation from a higher dimension.
It was also one of the many reasons why Liang Wenhu willingly walked into the trap despite knowing it was a strategic ploy.
"This friend, I'm definitely keeping."
Lu Liang led Liang Wenhu on a cursory tour of the Tianxing Private Equity, typically not open to outsiders.
Liang Wenhu, like a sponge, absorbed the management experience of a private equity fund with a scale of hundreds of billions.
The two found solace too late, chatting happily until a phone call broke the harmonious discussion.
It was Lu Liang's phone. After he answered it, he looked apologetic: "Wenhu, I have something to attend to, so I'll go first. If there's anything you don't understand or need help with, you can ask Yutao."
"Lu, you go ahead." Liang Wenhu said with a smile, "I don't know if it was the medicine or chatting with you that got me going, but I almost forgot it's been nearly 30 hours without sleep. I feel like I should lie down and rest a bit."
Lu Liang chuckled, beckoning to Sun Yutao, "Take Wenhu downstairs for a sauna and then a therapy session."
He said to Liang Wenhu again, "First relax your mind and body well, then you can sleep peacefully when resting."
Liang Wenhu raised his eyebrows. "Is this therapy legitimate?"
A single sentence suddenly exposed his true nature.
Lu Liang burst into laughter, "If you want it legit, it'll be legit, if not, it doesn't have to be either."
Since Tianxing Private Equity moved out of the New International Building, they booked two floors next door in Xinhui Building, totaling an area of ten thousand square meters.
Due to the need for long hours of working day and night or overtime, and signing confidentiality agreements prohibiting them from going out, they made one floor the work area and the other the living area.
The five-thousand-square-meter living area houses more than three hundred staff members related to them, serving just over a hundred people.
It's like the bathhouses in the Northeast, operating 24 hours a day, offering food, drink, and entertainment.
However, gambling, drugs, and prostitution are strictly prohibited, but Liang Wenhu could be an exception.
"Lu, I was kidding. I'm exhausted, who's got the energy for that stuff?"
Liang Wenhu quickly waved his hand to refuse, as Lu Liang draped his arm over his shoulder and said, "Indeed, it's better to rest well, and then when things calm down, take you to the entertainment scene, or next door in Korea for some fun."
Liang Wenhu's eyes suddenly brightened. "Make it Korea then, I heard it's quite fun there. Is it a deal?"
"It's a deal!" Lu Liang raised his eyebrows.
The two exchanged a glance, everything was communicated without words.