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I Implemented the Infinite Money Trick

Here's What Happened

Jun 28, 2026
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A few months ago I published something that generated more reactions than anything else I’ve ever written.

I called it infinite money. And I know that sounds like a YouTube thumbnail. But I kept it, because technically it’s the closest thing to the truth I’ve found in years of looking for structures that actually work.

It’s not magic. It’s not reckless leverage. It’s not a scheme.

It’s a strategy that has existed for decades, used quietly by institutional managers, that most retail investors will never know about because nobody has an incentive to explain it to them.

Many of you read it. Few fully understood it. And one of you left a comment so good it deserves an entire article in response.

The question was this:

“Fantastic article, Carlos. Arbitrage-type strategies are my favorites, but I wasn’t familiar with this one. Could you give a concrete example with expiration dates, strike prices, and costs? How many times a year do you need to set it up? Is there a risk of one leg being executed and the box being dismantled? And could this work with 50,000€ just to generate regular cash flow?”

Perfect questions. But before answering them, I needed something more than theory.

So I implemented it myself. Three months. Real portfolio. Real money.

Today I’m telling you exactly what happened.

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