Listpost | 2023.11.12
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Rogue Trader (1999)Dramatized recount of the Nick Leeson derivatives market blowup. Similar energy to The Big Short but a bit darker. |
The Wall Street Code (2013)Very insightful documentary on YouTube about high-frequency trading and algorithm-based analysis. |
The Hummingbird Project (2018)Drama about building fiber for HFT; a bit cheesy but entertaining. |
Too Big to Fail (2011)Dramatized recount of how the Fed bailed out the Big Banks. |
Quants: The Alchemists of Wall Street (2010)Insightful documentary about quantitative trading. |
Dumb Money (2023)The theatrical Gamestop movie. |
Eat the Rich: The GameStop Saga (2022)The Netflix Gamestop docuseries |
Gaming Wall St (2022)The HBO Gamestop docuseries |
2023.01.30
Money and boredomThe Netflix Madoff documentary and revisiting some other national figures. |
2020.09.09
The four horsemenIll portents, investment films, and surf photos. |
2021.06.15
Bro, the humanityHindenburg Research is short DKNG and Redditors discuss short selling. Hilti tools are the ultimate flex. |
soberlook.com
Sober Look: The case for "global quantitative tightening"Guest post by Marcello Minenna In January 2016, global foreign reserves (FX) continued their decline after an absolute peak in June 2014... |
decider.com
'Brandy Hellville: The Cult Of Fast Fashion' HBO Max Review: Stream It Or Skip It?Max's new documentary Brandy Hellville: The Cult Of Fast Fashion exposes the fast fashion brand Brandy Melville for not only contributing to the rampant consumption of disposable clothing, but for its toxic workplace practices. |
lynalden.com
The Problems with DeFi & Crypto - Lyn AldenPublished December 2022 In the wake of the FTX/Alameda collapse, which came after prior collapses of Luna, Celsius, Voyager, and Three Arrows Capital, many crypto industry analysts have pointed towards DeFi (Decentralized Finance) as a potential solution. This article dissects some of the nuances of that view, grants that certain opportunities exist, but offers a [] |