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Monthly Archives: September 2011

The triplet. Three bankruptcies that would save the world from fragility: 1) Gol…

The triplet. Three bankruptcies that would save the world from fragility: 1) Goldman Sachs, 2) Harvard University, 3) the New York Times.

Nassim N. Taleb Home & Professional Page

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NNT has posted some recent papers including a link to the downloadable 217 page Technical Works. Not sure how long this will be up, it seem to be related to a class he’s teaching.
Papers

The detection heuristic
Errors as count…

I wonder how many people would seek excessive wealth if it did not carry a measu…

I wonder how many people would seek excessive wealth if it did not carry a measure of *status* with it.

Nassim Taleb – Profiting from Uncertainty | Interviews withTopTraders

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Great find from Christopher at http://www.scalavolpe.comFrom 2006.
AT: Do you just have to deal with the emotional side of trading, or is there a way to minimize it?

NNT: I have to deal with it. My strength is that I’m emotional,…

What Would You Do with a 67,000% Gain? – Scala Volpe Capital

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Wow, great find Christopher!
This article from The Forex Village contains some rare insight by Taleb on how he approached options trading. Of all the information in the article, I think one of the biggest takeaways is Taleb’s point…

Design: George Nasr (my cousin)

Design: George Nasr (my cousin)Wall Photos

The Great Bank Robbery – Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Mark Spitznagel – Project Syndicate

2011-09-02

The Great Bank Robbery NEW YORK – For the American economy – and for many other developed economies – the elephant in the room is the amount of money paid to bankers over the last five years. In the United States, the sum stands…