from inside the machinery of modern finance, it was all about addition and optimization. The more interesting question may be subtraction, unknown domains, and, ultimately, survival.
These notes explore the narrow and often invisible distance between growth and ruin. They draw from markets, probability, the classics (yes, Homer, Virgil, those guys), and the study of error.
I’m married to J, and we have two kids. We live in Southern California, close enough to the ocean and the mountains to feel their pull. Outside of work, I’m usually outdoors with my family or reading old books.