The year was 2007. It was less than a year before the financial crisis - the one that almost took down civilization as we know it - was already taking shape. All signals were there but we had no idea of what was lurking across the corner. No idea whatsoever. …

Here we are, finally pushing ourselves out of the hole in one of the weirdest crises in modern history. You can sense the change, that feeling that your technology business is back in full throttle. Revenue is picking up, contacts, investment, and opportunities are peaking. And also, let’s not forget…

I switched from academia back to the industry for a few years now, but I still see myself primarily as a pragmatic scientist. The ‘scientist mindset’ is a constant exercise of tackling practical, mundane, and immediate issues, relying mainly on the reality that scientific thinking is extremely simple. In fact…

It is now 9 weeks of this pandemic. I hope you all remain safe, symptom-free, and happy. For the few of us lucky enough to remain out of this havoc and relatively unaffected, being bored is the least of our worries, so we should be thankful and doing our best…

We are right in the middle of a big mess right now. The world economy crashing, famine, chaos. Our leaders going from hoax to chokes in days. No leading, no directions, no plans, no way out at this point. …

In case you have been away or hiding under a log somewhere and haven’t noticed, the world economy is collapsing (again) because of many things left unchecked (again). The trigger this time is a virus. …

Being fast is an intrinsic part of financial trading. So much so that it is deep grained in the popular idea of what a trader look like. …

We just don’t see them around these days, except for the almost mandatory presence on daytime television. We have to assume they have become extinct in the wild. Technically, they sat somewhere between the lines of what defines a broker and a trader. Regardless of what they should be named…

LPOCS are bad for you. LPOCS are bad for the environment. LPOCS are bad for the economy and are bad for the world. I would not go as far as saying they should be labeled a crime and banned for the simple reason that they fulfill an important economic role…