Edited sentence: (Reference: The New York Times April 1, 1915, The Romance of the Rothschild's by Ignatious Balla.He SOLD into the market open, then he sold some more this created a panic as he was closely watched by other traders.He then sold more,... after the market had plummeted he then REACTED to the GOOD news he had received and bought bought bought.Hereafter he would control the Bank of England.Later generations of the Rothschild's attempted to have this account stricken as libelous.The issue was decided in court which upheld that the story was true and dismissed the suit.Thereafter when prices soared shorting the top of the market just before the release of the news.They then proceeded to sell.This would be similar to someone today knowing ahead of everyone else that the news of 9/11 and BUYING into the stock market knowing the influence you hold.UPDATE: While the VALUE of the amount 'taken' from the public at large remains in question and quite frankly irrelevant, the family continued to hold that this was a MYTH and took it all the way to court.What did he do upon receiving the news of the defeat of Napoleon.What kind of person CREATES a panic to line their own pockets