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Re: When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home

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Post by gen3 » Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 2:56 AM UTC

tasuki wrote: post #208

smabie wrote: post #168

Earlier quoted context omitted.

eh, there's not much evidence that HFT increases volatility. I work in HFT and in general, HFT decreases volatility. Of course the flash crash is a notable exception, but that would never happen today.

My intuition also says HFT should usually decrease volatility. Why would a flash crash never happen today?

I would assume that they are referring to the circuit breakers. I wouldn’t consider that fully “fixing” flash crashes.

Re: When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home

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Post by kjs3 » Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 11:15 PM UTC

clydethefrog wrote: post #211

kjs3 wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's the Comic Book Guy I knew would show up to condescend to an otherwise kinda funny story. Technically, it's the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Totally not the Nobel prize. Never forget that. (rolls eyes)

People like human rights lawyer Peter Nobel (family of) are such comic book guys indeed. https://www.thelocal.se/20050928/2173

The story was about two friends sharing a funny moment, which just happened to include a prize. But, thanks, Comic Book Guy #2, for continuing #1's efforts to drain any and all joy out of it. Never let happiness win when there's a minor detail to be obsessed over!

Re: When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home

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Post by rexpop » Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 1:44 AM UTC

mensetmanusman wrote: post #232

rexpop wrote: post #29

Old boys' clubs patting one another on the back. The Nobel Prize is an embarrassment to our species.

History is horrifying. Maybe they should start a female only Nobel prize kind of like they have female sports?

> History is horrifying.

History is not over, yet.