Samir Varma

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The Emperor Has No Identification
Why asset demand elasticities don’t mean what you think
Jul 6 • Samir Varma
I Won’t Show You Mine
Twenty years ago, a famous pod shop sent me their standard IP form. I walked away. The contract that landed on my desk in 2005 is about to land on…
Jun 8 • Samir Varma
Bitcoin doesn’t bounce back. It slouches back
What the math of telephone exchanges and queues tells you about Bitcoin.
Jun 1 • Samir Varma
So You Want to Be a Quant
What is the sound of one hand clapping?
May 4 • Samir Varma
The Simplicity Tax
Why Retail Investors Pay More for Worse Products (And What It Reveals About the Limits of Behavioral Finance)
Mar 23 • Samir Varma
The Emperor Has No Alpha
What Data Mining Reveals About Academic Finance
Feb 16 • Samir Varma
The Stop-Loss That Stops Gains
Why Your Drawdown Rules Are Probably Hurting You
Jan 19 • Samir Varma
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