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Dec 20, 2023·12 min read·How Markets Work

The GOAT’s Parting Wisdom

Lessons from Munger

Dec 13, 2023·13 min read·Risk and Edge

Using The Right Rulers

My notes on 2 books about measurement

Dec 10, 2023·2 min read·How Markets Work·Options Theory

Bridge of Asses

The replication mindset is the key to upgrading your financial thinking

Nov 27, 2023·9 min read·How Markets Work·Risk and Edge

5 Takeaways From Todd Simkin on The AlphaMind Podcast

More lessons from SIG

Oct 29, 2023·5 min read·Risk and Edge

The Midpoint From 1 to 9 is…3?

numeracy practice

Oct 23, 2023·5 min read·Options and Volatility·Risk and Edge

A Simple Demonstration of Return Vs Volatility

Volatility is a quadratic drag on returns

Oct 22, 2023·7 min read·How Markets Work

The Creep of Arbitrage Means Investing Is Mostly A Faith Exercise

The challenge of "long term" investing

Oct 11, 2023·8 min read·How Markets Work

What I Learned About TIPs

The mechanics of TIPs

Sep 29, 2023·8 min read·How Markets Work

BOXX: Access Options Funding Rates in an ETF

How the t-bill alternative BOXX works

Sep 20, 2023·18 min read·How Markets Work

Notes from RenTec CEO Peter Brown on the GS Podcast

A rare interview

Sep 16, 2023·15 min read·How Markets Work

On Active Management and Private Investments

Cost/benefit of giving up liquidity and transprency

Sep 13, 2023·8 min read·How Markets Work

Investing With Your Hands On The Wheel

Assessing the returns to investing effort

Sep 10, 2023·7 min read·How Markets Work

The Pods On Top Of The Food Chain

Understanding multi-managers and pods

Aug 20, 2023·8 min read·How Markets Work

Reflections On Getting Filled

What's the value of something you win at auction conditional on getting filled

Jun 5, 2023·6 min read·Options Theory

The Beauty of Option Theory

On a talk I gave about the value of option thinking

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