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I Love A Good Disaster Film

More predictions of doom and gloom in Greece. The interesting thing about Greece is that that this is not the first time Greece has caused problems. On a more pragmatic note this to me is a simple trading question – a loss exists and various governments and banks are prevaricating about taking this loss. Many…

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I Love A Good Disaster Film

More predictions of doom and gloom in Greece. The interesting thing about Greece is that that this is not the first time Greece has caused problems. On a more pragmatic note this to me is a simple trading question – a loss exists and various governments and banks are prevaricating about taking this loss. Many…

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Really………WTF Is The Issue?

I have been reading some of the commentary about this particular interview with so called trader Alessio Rastani. Much has been said about the veracity of this interview whether it was legitimate or a well crafted hoax. Irrespective of any of this the commentary around it has been somewhat hysterical and completely misses the point. The…

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Community

I wouldnt join any club that would have me as a member – Groucho Marx I’m not a community sort of guy – I don’t join clubs, I cant stand the notion of association and crowds of the great unwashed just make me reach for the valium and of course soap. So when the mentor…

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Rogue Hormones

IF THE losses at UBS that surfaced this month were caused by a “rogue” trader, would that make his colleagues stable? Not if research being undertaken by John Coates, a neuroscientist at Cambridge University and a former derivatives trader, is anything to go by. His work suggests that hormones drive investment decisions to a far…

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Psychopaths

What makes individual stockbrokers blow billions in financial markets with criminal trading schemes? According to a new study conducted at a Swiss university, it may be because share traders behave more recklessly and are more manipulative than psychopaths.   Der Spiegel

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Psychopaths

What makes individual stockbrokers blow billions in financial markets with criminal trading schemes? According to a new study conducted at a Swiss university, it may be because share traders behave more recklessly and are more manipulative than psychopaths.   Der Spiegel

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Rogue Hormones

IF THE losses at UBS that surfaced this month were caused by a “rogue” trader, would that make his colleagues stable? Not if research being undertaken by John Coates, a neuroscientist at Cambridge University and a former derivatives trader, is anything to go by. His work suggests that hormones drive investment decisions to a far…

Read more

Community

I wouldnt join any club that would have me as a member – Groucho Marx I’m not a community sort of guy – I don’t join clubs, I cant stand the notion of association and crowds of the great unwashed just make me reach for the valium and of course soap. So when the mentor…

Read more

Really………WTF Is The Issue?

I have been reading some of the commentary about this particular interview with so called trader Alessio Rastani. Much has been said about the veracity of this interview whether it was legitimate or a well crafted hoax. Irrespective of any of this the commentary around it has been somewhat hysterical and completely misses the point. The…

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The Death Of Equities

From the WSJ – …across the financial markets, a sea change is taking place. Investors are abandoning the time-tested “stocks for the long run” optimism that dominated since the late 1980s. Instead, there is a widening belief that the mess left behind by the housing bubble and financial crisis will be a morass to contend…

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The Death Of Equities

From the WSJ – …across the financial markets, a sea change is taking place. Investors are abandoning the time-tested “stocks for the long run” optimism that dominated since the late 1980s. Instead, there is a widening belief that the mess left behind by the housing bubble and financial crisis will be a morass to contend…

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Its Friday

From New Scientist Dave the dolphin whistles, and his friend Alan whistles back. We can’t yet decipher their calls, but some of the time Dave may be calling: “Alan! Alan! Alan! Alan!”

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HFT – A Bit More Background

I must admit my view of HFT has ranged from ambivalence – its simply technology moving on to mild annoyance at what looks like a sophisticated of front running that brokers have been practising since time began. To try and get a better handle on what the impact of HFT is I revisted this transcript…

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