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Kris Abdelmessih

Posts by Kris Abdelmessih.

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Mar 17, 2024·Options Theory

A Visual Primer For Understanding Options

A visual mapping of the greeks

Mar 16, 2024·How Markets Work

“flippers” vs “warehousers”

types of traders

Mar 10, 2024·How Markets Work

Career Advice For Quants

Link to a collection of career resources

Mar 3, 2024·Risk and Edge

Kelly Math Weirdness

The danger of Kelly criterion when the bet is skewed

Feb 29, 2024·How Markets Work

Nah…you just ain’t seein’ the ball

What people confess when they say markets don't make sense

Feb 24, 2024·Risk and Edge

My grandma is $24.05 bid, stop embarrassing yourself

On competition and more on bet sizing

Feb 21, 2024·How Markets Work·Risk and Edge

Getting Comfortable With Log Charts

Visualizing compounding for various rates of return

Feb 18, 2024·Risk and Edge

Getting Paid To Flip Million Dollar Coins

How much would you bet on a favorable coin?

Jan 24, 2024·Risk and Edge

Thinking In N not T

Sample sizes are not the same over equal time intervals

Jan 18, 2024·How Markets Work·Risk and Edge

Lessons From Ed Thorp’s Interview With Tim Ferriss

What we can learn from Ed Thorp

Jan 10, 2024·Options Theory

A Visual Appreciation For Black-Scholes Delta

Seeing delta from a new angle

Jan 7, 2024·Risk and Edge

Risk Depends On The Resolution

Volatility depends on sampling period

Dec 20, 2023·How Markets Work

The GOAT’s Parting Wisdom

Lessons from Munger

Dec 13, 2023·Risk and Edge

Using The Right Rulers

My notes on 2 books about measurement

Dec 10, 2023·How Markets Work·Options Theory

Bridge of Asses

The replication mindset is the key to upgrading your financial thinking

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