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Jeremy Corbyn: My Part In His Ascent

First, disclosure: I am rather right wing, from the school of “take some of my income in taxes but otherwise leave me alone, please.” And as a general rule I believe that the Conservatives are the […]

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Ed Thorp: A Man For All Markets

The book we’ve been waiting for, the full story of Ed Thorp’s career in mathematics, science, gambling, and finance. An inspiration for us mortals. From Amazon: The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor […]

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“Algo My Way, You Go Your Way”

My upcoming talk at the Quant Insights conference, 14th October, London, will be “Algo My Way, You Go Your Way – Four Decades in Business.” More details about this conference can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quant-insights-conference-tickets-26514482531. Four […]

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All Mod Cons

For the UK and wilmott.com it’s that once-in-a-generation moment. A new bathroom? No! While Mark Carney performs his fine balancing act of talking down the UK in order not to lose face while not actually causing too much harm […]