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Comment author: Clarity 22 January 2016 05:59:27AM *  1 point [-]

How interesting! I've seen work on game theoretic optimal poker playing. I can only imagine how sophisticated the market versions would be. Looking forward to seeing a wikipedia page on the topic one day :)

Comment author: ChristianKl 22 January 2016 10:52:32AM 2 points [-]

Poker is a game with known rules. In investing the rules are not known in the same way. Nassim Taleb calls equating the two the ludic fallacy.

Comment author: Clarity 22 January 2016 11:49:47AM 0 points [-]

Who?

Comment author: gjm 22 January 2016 12:04:01PM 3 points [-]

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the somewhat well-known book "The Black Swan". Former (successful) trader and (not so successful) hedge fund manager.

Comment author: Clarity 23 January 2016 12:56:33AM 0 points [-]

Interesting!

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