swofts45 (May 14, 2008 at 6:25 pm)

TheFrenchroguetrader is a good ex. of a BS but I don't agree that Hitler was a BS --definite impact but people knew he was dastardly DURING his rise.Tht's y Limdbergh ws criticized for consorting with Nazis.Putin sticks a flag North Pole and claims it --the world is watching his every step.The avge Joe expects this periodically&Ithink we focus on trivialities as a copingmechanism to get thu our dayThere's a genius in avoidance!Changeisconstantsometimesitldsto better thingsHegelwouldagree.

ubornthick (March 3, 2008 at 12:49 am)

Under every hedge, Strategicaly Hyped Investment Tranches can be found ,everybody loses everything at the same time so no panic, as the market disapears before any opportunityfor panic arises

downwiz2 (February 13, 2008 at 11:05 pm)

empty suits, Taleb describes. do ppl think they are smart as they really think ? i think not, history has shown over and over, humans are not intelligent.

TYX91101 (August 25, 2007 at 6:30 pm)

Amaranth - "immortal". Look up "Cerberus". Financial Engineers? Try psychology. Diversification? For people who really don't know what they're doing.

volgaone (August 19, 2007 at 5:04 pm)

wsnobody is one of those traders who have been doing a character assassination on nassim because they are unhappy with his message. taleb owns a piece of a big fund.

wsnobody (August 2, 2007 at 10:12 pm)

Taleb doesn't own a real hedge fund. His hedge fund never attacted any real money and is now defunct.