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Financial Dystopian Literature

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Dr. Derek Snow
Nov 02, 2020
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Financial Dystopian Literature

In The Fear Index, the financier protagonist Dr Hoffman, previously a CERN scientist, develops a new algorithm, VILAX-4, to be used for end-to-end algorithmic trading. The algorithm slowly escapes the creator’s control. Garnering much atte…

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