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Published in The Capital

·Aug 2

The Story of a Stock Operator Named Jesse Livermore.

The main character of Edwin Lefèvre's book, “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,” a wall street classic, is the avid short-seller swing technical trader Jesse Livermore. The book results from a number of Lefèvre’s interviews with Jesse Livermore. In this article, we will analyze the life and teachings of the legendary…

Trading

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The Story of a Stock Operator Named Jesse Livermore.
The Story of a Stock Operator Named Jesse Livermore.

Published in The Capital

·Aug 2

Blockchain and the Byzantine Generals Problem

The creation of blockchain technology brought into the public’s eyes an old problem that armies, as well as software developers, tried to solve. — The Issue In the year 330 AD, emperor Constantin split the Roman empire in half and set the city of Byzantium as his second capital city inside the empire. The easter Roman empire, also known as the Byzantine empire, is where the Byzantine general's problem got its name.

Blockchain

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Blockchain and the Byzantine Generals Problem
Blockchain and the Byzantine Generals Problem

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Aug 2

Scan for Value Stocks According to their “Scores”

One of the easiest ways to check a company’s financial health is to analyze it according to its scores. In this article, I will analyze the various scores that check the fundamental health of a company. Piotroski F-score Joseph D. Piotroski, an American professor of accounting at Stanford University, with a specialization…

Fundamental Analysis

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Scan for Value Stocks According to their “Scores”
Scan for Value Stocks According to their “Scores”

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jul 7

Eugene Fama and The Efficient Market Hypothesis.

One of the most fundamental theories that govern the financial market is the efficient market hypothesis. (also known as efficient market theory) Biography Eugene Francis Fama was born in 1939 and is an American Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago. He holds an undergraduate degree in Romance Languages. His…

Eugene Fama

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Eugene Fama and The Efficient Market Hypothesis.
Eugene Fama and The Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jul 7

The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) by William Sharpe.

By continuing the modern portfolio theory and quantitative finance, the next step is the analysis of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Biography William Forsyth Sharpe, born in 1934, is an American economist and one of the creators of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), at the same time with John…

Pricing Model

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The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) by William Sharpe.
The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) by William Sharpe.

Published in The Capital

·Jul 4

What Exactly is Inflation?

These days we constantly hear the word inflation, and we imagine futuristic dystopian economies that destroyed entire countries. In this article, we will go through the topic of inflation in detail, and we will analyze what exactly is. Disclaimer: This article is a product of my curiosity and research. Although…

Inflation

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What Exactly is Inflation?
What Exactly is Inflation?

Published in The Capital

·Jun 1

A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course — Part 1

The main tool of every financier is statistics. No data is of any help without the tools for making sense of it. In this series, I’ll try to give you a crash course on the basics of statistics. Population versus Sample We would require to live 10 lives if we should analyze and…

Statistics

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A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course. — Part 1
A Relatively Quick Statistics Crash Course. — Part 1

Published in The Capital

·Jun 1

Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory

For thousands of years, people knew the concept of diversification. People also throughout history knew intuitionally the concept of risk. …

Modern Portfolio Theory

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Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory
Harry Markowitz: the Father of the Modern Portfolio Theory

Published in DataDrivenInvestor

·Jun 1

How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.

Behind every successful trader, there is an equally successful trading strategy. A written down plan that guides his or her moves. In this article, we are going to examine the building blocks of a trading plan, as well as how one can create one. Definition Simply put, a trading strategy includes…

Trading

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How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.
How to Create a Trading Strategy and a Trading Plan.

Published in The Capital

·May 1

Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory

Behind almost every economic model that tries to predict markets is hiding a human with rational behavior. — In this article, we will examine the predicaments that help most economic models explain market movement and behavior. I tend to think that the basis of all matters in life is philosophy. If we think that something is rational, or irrational, moral or immoral, etc. then our framework and thus…

Homo Economicus

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Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory
Homo Economicus and the Rational Expectations Theory
Dimitrios Gourtzilidis

Dimitrios Gourtzilidis

I write about trading the markets and finance in general. https://linktr.ee/DimitriosOnline

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