joncooper

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by joncooper 2mo ago
You made my day. What a joyful, weird, fun projec!
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by joncooper 2mo ago
Oh wow, blast from the past! I do too. I published a sociology paper on this in college that may be of interest! (2000) The social organization of audio piracy on the Internet (Media, Culture, and Society) "In this article, we describe
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by joncooper 5mo ago
That would be much appreciated - thanks!
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by joncooper 5mo ago
I'm an HP-12C guy since working on a trading desk and have 2 of the OG bronze colored ones and 2 of the HP-12C Platinum that are faster and silvery. But since I've been re-learning math with Math Academy I'm drawn to pick thi
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by joncooper 5mo ago
Location: NYC / Old Greenwich, CT Remote: In-person or hybrid preferred but would consider remote Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Software, systems, people, finance Résumé/CV: https://hn-may-2026.jon-cooper.worker
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by joncooper 7mo ago
An agricultural company hedging the price of soybeans is precisely hedging, not speculation. The insider information they have is their supply/demand/pricing picture. That's different than the colloquial definition of insider
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by joncooper 8mo ago
This is fascinating and well worth reading the source document. Which, FYI, is the Opus 4 system card: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/4263b940cabb546aa0e3283f35b686...
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by joncooper 10y ago
I'm surprised when people are surprised that Google's interview process is obnoxious. That's pretty well established by this point, both by Google employees and others.
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by joncooper 10y ago
Probably should take the logo off of the image of the safe if the intent is to avoid naming the company.
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by joncooper 10y ago
"It is intuitively obvious that an open access hedge fund will generate more intelligence than a closed system built on a pre-internet, pre-cryptocurrency, pre-AI organizational design." Really? Because the folks with the magic bl
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by joncooper 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset-backed_security
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by joncooper 10y ago
Among other factors, salespeople have a large variable component to their compensation. They tend to be highly economic animals in a way that most engineers are not. Hence a former boss can easily convince them to join up by making a compel
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by joncooper 10y ago
It also skips the part where the team being hired gets a large signing bonus.
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by joncooper 10y ago
I'd take it a step further and argue that asset appreciation was an intended outcome of ZIRP.
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by joncooper 11y ago
Are you a professional investor?
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by joncooper 11y ago
Agreed. I kind of don't get Trello. Always thought of it as kind of a lightweight "stack of cards" analogue best used for simple high-level planning along the lines of a Kanban board. Is that how people use it?
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by joncooper 11y ago
No, but the prevailing myth is part of what a previous commenter referred to as the area becoming the new Wall Street. All the carpetbagging MBA types I'm acquainted with who would've gone to NYC/London in the go-go mortgage
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by joncooper 11y ago
The toolchain isn't the point. That's the difference between someone with business judgment and a plain ol' geek.
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by joncooper 11y ago
Agreed. This kind of thing would definitely get an interview from me as well. Stands out very well against a sea of indistinguishable resumes from big-name schools. There's simply no substitute for actually showing that you can do qual
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by joncooper 11y ago
If this interests you, definitely consider taking https://www.coursera.org/course/reactive
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by joncooper 11y ago
Please email if you do.
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by joncooper 11y ago
The term "hedge fund" covers a tremendous range of firms. That said I would look out for the same things you'd look out for in any funding arrangement: price, control, dilution, liquidation preference, unusual rights, etc. If
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by joncooper 11y ago
Would love to buy you a beer and hear more of your story, should you visit SF.
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by joncooper 11y ago
Love it. I hope they can deliver meaningful throughput.
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by joncooper 11y ago
Colchis Capital Management / San Francisco, CA Contract, FTE, remote, intern, relocation, visa sponsorship all possible for the right fit. Competitive compensation. Three opportunities: 1. Help us build our next-generation automated tr
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by joncooper 12y ago
What's the collective noun for a party of lawyers?
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by joncooper 12y ago
I did this class. It is quite challenging (and rewarding). If you plan to do it make sure to allocate a significant amount of time per week. My recommendation would be to do the Java version of the assignments over the C++ version, even if
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by joncooper 12y ago
If you're interested in this, check out MAPS: http://www.maps.org/ They are doing a great deal to push this research forward and have been for decades.
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by joncooper 12y ago
Well, if you're talking about LIBOR, the risk is that the AA bank to whom you have counterparty risk will default within 3mo, so it's very, very, very low risk.
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by joncooper 12y ago
Comparing the LIBOR spread isn't enough to compare senior subprime tranches to senior prime tranches. Among other things, the attachment point matters a very a great deal. The attachment point is the % of cumulative losses after which

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