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Merry Jane Street

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Jane Street, a top 25 holder of US equities in 13Fs and one of the biggest global proprietary traders, has been banned for now from...

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Open Letter

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Karen’s laptop computer died last Thursday, June 26. We needed a replacement pronto. We bought it online from our usual source, a big maker that’s...

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Strangelove

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There’s an air of inevitability in the stock market.  We have wars and rumors of wars and stocks rise, and then a ceasefire and stocks...

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The Battle

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I wanted to call the blog “Frenzied Pursuit” because I thought it was not only a great name for a rock band but an excellent...

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Machines

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In what I believe to be a first, we have a client whose largest shareholder is a proprietary trader. And the position is comprised of...

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The Break

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“You are going to see a crack in the bond market, OK?” Jamie Dimon is good at saying things that get your attention.  I tried...

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Faith Premium

May 28, 2025

Who is John Galt? The libertarians know.  But who is John Law? I would’ve gotten along with him as he liked probabilities. At one point...

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May 21, 2025

I’ll tell you what fascinates me about stocks. Before that, Barry Diller’s memoir is out. I’ve long thought him an interesting guy. It’s no doubt...

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20 years institutional sales and trading experience, 11 years with ModernIR, NIRI member, masters in economics, USC.
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10 years buy-side trading experience, 8 years with ModernIR, NIRI member.
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