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The rise and fall of Long Term Capital Management

2025-02-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·27m 36s ·by NPR
The rise and fall of Long Term Capital Management
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About this episode

There’s this cautionary tale, in the finance world, that nearly any trader can tell you. It’s about placing too much confidence in math and models. It’s the story of Long Term Capital Management. The story begins back in the 90s. A group of math nerds figured out how to use a mathematical model to i