Thomas Schmelzer @Thomster78

I recently taught Programming in Finance at the mighty @uni_li. As requested and desired I operated in R. I war in particular impressed by Shiny. See liechtenstein.shinyapps.io/appBMI/. I invested 20min to learn Shiny, write the app and deploy it. Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland!

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Tim Facer @TTFacer

5 years ago

Abu Dhabi wealth fund bets on scientific approach using quant experts Adia has built a 50-strong team of physicists, academics and data specialists to identify and take advantage of market anomalies via ⁦@cornishft⁩ @FT #SWF #HedgeFunds on.ft.com/3JLpcop

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

9/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 6: - Fund manager fees, alignment of incentives - The importance of running a lean organization - The marginal value of "Time" vs "Money"

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

8/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 5: - A precise definition of "haggling" - Pros and cons of "haggling" while buying stocks - Satisficers vs Maximizers: Good Enough vs The Best - How Thorp got involved with Ken Griffin and Citadel

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

7/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 4: - Why size tends to be an anchor of returns - The fascinating story of Thorp buying an oil tanker

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

6/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 3: - The importance of rigorous back-testing - The fundamentals of Factor Analysis - The founding of DE Shaw and Amazon

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

5/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 2: - What is "arbitrage"? - Types of arbitrage: riskless vs risky - The fundamentals of Statistical Arbitrage - Are markets efficient?

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10-K Diver @10kdiver

5 years ago

4/ Key insights/nuggets from Part 1: - What does "market neutral" mean? - How should we measure "risk-adjusted alpha"? - Fundamentals of risk control via position sizing - The importance of keeping transaction costs low

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شما المزروعي | Shamma Al Mazrui @shamma

5 years ago

Being at Oxford taught me to stand in my truth, to be who I really was, to learn how to represent my country, and above all, to be an independent thinker. The main takeaway from my message today is this: you can and should apply to the Rhodes Scholarship.