QOTD

Amusing typically English take on Europe’s problems and the UK stepping away from the last round of suggested fixes. The UK is as isolated as someone left on the dock in Southampton as the Titanic sailed away. -Terry Smith of Tullett Prebon  

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Superstition

Following on from my earlier posting regarding economics not being a science and being more akin to superstition I thought I would have a little look at the nature of superstition and I came across the following by Betrand Russell. Uncertainty in the presence of vivid hopes and fears, is painful but must be endured…

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Rolling Stone

I have been a Rolling Stone reader for decades – what originally started as a somewhat shambolic counter culture music mag has morphed into probably one of the most effective financial journals around. Witness this skewering of Hank Paulson  

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HFT Review

I have to admit I am not certain where I sit on the notion of algorithmic trading or HFT. It is often portrayed as a form of electronic front running – merely a high tech way for broking firms to steal from clients. I have to admit I have some sympathy with this view. However,…

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