Best Hft Podcasts (2025)

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The European Market Brief 10: The Quest for European Data: VSTOXX, HFT, and the Taxicab Confessional 1:02:20

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Host: Mark Longo, Owner and CEO of The Options Insider Media Group Featured Guests: Russell Rhoads, Associate Clinical Professor at Indiana Kelley School of Business Matt Amberson, Principal and Founder of ORATS (Options Research and Technology Services) Daniel Murillo, Associate Vice President and US Sales Manager for Market Data and Services at D…

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6PM ET FOX Business Report 10-24-2025 1:45

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AIs Win Math Olympiad Gold: Prof. Lin Yang (UCLA) – #97 50:43

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Lin Yang is a professor of computer science at UCLA. Recently, he and his collaborator built an AI pipeline using commercial models such as Gemini, ChatGPT, and Grok that performed at the gold medal level on International Mathematics Olympiad problems. Steve and Lin discuss this research, which relies on "verifier-refiner" LLM instances and large t…

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The European Market Brief 11: Secrets and Mysteries of the Mini-DAX 58:46

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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Panelist: Eugen Mohr, Eurex Panelist: David Russell, TradeStation Panelist: Russell Rhoads, Indiana University Kelley School of Business In this episode, the panel discuss the intricate details of the DAX complex, exploring its evolution from the original contract to the introduction of mini and mic…

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The Global AI Race: Z.ai and the View from Beijing — #96 1:06:35

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Zixuan Li is Director of Product and genAI Strategy at Z.ai. He was educated at Renmin and Tsinghua University in China, and at MIT and Carnegie Mellon. Z.ai has released frontier open source LLMs but is largely unknown in the West except among AI experts. Steve and Zixuan discuss the AI race from the perspective of a startup in Beijing. https://ch…

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Seeking Truth From Facts: Weeks Where Decades Happen — #95 48:49

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This episode is a co-release with the Seeking Truth From Facts podcast: https://substack.com/@seekingtruthfromfacts The theme of this episode derives from Lenin: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.” ― Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Steve and Alf discuss: (00:00) - Introduction (01:32) - China Victory Day Parade…

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The European Market Brief 9: Continental Dividends: Navigating the European Market 51:54

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This episode delves into the world of European dividends and the specialized futures and options markets used to trade them. Host Mark Longo is joined by Dr. Russell Rhoads (Indiana University), Lorena Dishnica (Head of Dividend Products, Eurex), and Sahand Taghizadeh (Head of Investable Stocks Benchmarks, STOXX). Key Differences: Unlike the U.S. w…

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Kyle Chan on the Future of US-China Competition — #94 1:10:51

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Kyle Chan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Sociology at Princeton University. His research focuses on industrial policy, clean technology, and infrastructure with a regional focus on China and India. He is currently working on a book on Chinese industrial policy that aims to explain how China came to dominate certain industries …

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#150 - Francisco Hernandez: Algebraic Geometry, Non-Convex Optimisation 57:10

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Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/SupremoUGH (https://kurtos.ai/) Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calcul…

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Joleen Liang: 40M+ kids educated by adaptive AI — #93 59:07

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Dr. Joleen Liang is Co-founder of Squirrel AI, which pioneered adaptive learning at scale, first in China and now in the US. By 2021 its technology had served over 60,000 public schools in 1,200 cities across Asia. Squirrel AI has implemented large knowledge graphs mapping out the main concepts in the K-12 math, science, and language curriculum. Th…

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The European Market Brief 8: Europe vs. U.S Battle Royale - Tech, Defense, & More 1:07:31

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Welcome to the European Market Brief, Episode 8! In this episode, we dive into a transatlantic financial showdown, comparing the European and U.S. markets. Join Mark Longo and special guests Russell Rhoads, Christoph Schon, and Zubin Ramdarshan as they explore everything from market concentration and volatility to the surprising resurgence of the E…

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Max Dama on HFT: Millisecond Algos and Bid/Ask Dynamics — #92 54:46

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Max Dama is the co-chairman of Headlands Technologies LLC, a global quantitative proprietary trading firm headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Austin, London, Amsterdam and Singapore. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, and Business from the University of California, Berkeley. A generation of quants know Ma…

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The European Market Brief 7: Exploring the Mysterious World of Futures 59:10

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In this episode, the discussion centers around the basics of futures trading, including contract sizes, expiration, and margin requirements. Guests Russell Rhoads (Kelley School of Business, Indiana University), Rich Excel (Gies College of Business, University of Illinois) and Sascha Semroch (Eurex) join the talk, providing insights into how future…

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Andrew Song: Global Cooling with Sulfur Dioxide in the Stratosphere — #91 1:04:37

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Andrew Song is a co-founder of Make Sunsets, a company focused on addressing climate change through solar geoengineering. The company launches balloons filled with sulfur dioxide (SO2) into the stratosphere with the aim of reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth. https://makesunsets.com/ Previous Manifold episodes on climate: https://www.manifold1.co…

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The European Market Brief 6: Navigating Europe's Crypto Landscape 1:07:01

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In episode six of the European Market Brief, host Mark Longo is joined by guests Russell Rhoads (Indiana University), Nicolae Raulet (Eurex), Shawn Creighton (FTSE Russell), and Sandra Brekalo (Crypto Finance) to discuss the latest trends in the European derivatives and crypto markets. The episode covers the rise of crypto futures and options, inst…

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Manifold Discord Channel: Live Q&A with Steve — #90 54:45

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Manifold has its own Discord channel! https://discord.gg/dvcHS6NX The purpose of the channel is to create a community of listeners with shared interests. It developed from a series of in-person meetups with Steve in cities like SF, NYC, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai. Chapter markers: (00:00) - Manifold Discord Channel, Live Q&A (02:36) - Genomics an…

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The European Market Brief 5: A Deep Dive Into the DAX 56:07

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This episode dives deep into the German derivatives markets, particularly focusing on the DAX index. Hosts and guests discuss the composition of the DAX, trading opportunities, and its significance to the European economy. The discussion includes insights from Tobias Inger of Eurex, who elaborates on the total return index and margin requirements. …

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Omar Shams: AI Founder and Google AI Agent Lead — #89 1:05:29

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Shams was trained in theoretical physics before becoming an AI engineer at DeepMind and founding the company Mutable, which was acquired by Google. He is now lead engineer for Google's software agent group. Steve and Omar discuss: (00:00) - Introduction (01:18) - Journey from Physics to AI (10:51) - Elon Tried to Buy DeepMind (16:52) - Building Mut…

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The European Market Brief 4: European Rates 1:03:43

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This episode of 'The European Market Brief' introduces listeners to the European derivatives and fixed income markets. Hosted by Mark Longo from the Options Insider Radio Network, the show delves into trading strategies, liquidity, and market trends specific to European rates, comparing them with US counterparts. Guests Russell Rhoads (Indiana Univ…

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Patrick McGee: Apple In China — #88 59:33

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Patrick McGee is a longtime FT business reporter with extensive experience reporting on China. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Apple in China: the capture of the world's greatest company. Steve and Patrick discuss the history of Apple and its impact on technology development in China. “The best book about Apple ever written, one of the bes…

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The European Market Brief 3: The Quest for the S&P 500 of Europe 53:06

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In this episode of the European Market Brief, the host Mark Longo along with guests Russell Rhoads (Indiana University Kelley School of Business), Sophie Granchi (Eurex), and Patrik Herrmann (STOXX) delve into European derivatives markets, highlighting major indices like the Euro STOXX 50 and STOXX Europe 600. The discussion covers strategic insigh…

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GODZILLA DOWN! India-Pakistan Clash and Chinese Military Technology with TP Huang — #87 1:02:24

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Steve and TP discuss the implications of the recent air battle between India and Pakistan, which involved over 100 fighter jets and took place entirely beyond visual range (BVR). What is sensor fusion, and have the Pakistanis achieved it with Chinese technology? Does the PL-15 outrange and outperform Western air-to-air missiles? What are the implic…

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The European Market Brief 2: European Benchmarks 53:22

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In this episode, host Mark Longo is joined by guests Russell Rhoads (Indiana University Kelley School of Business), Damien Zinck (Eurex), and Nick Cassano (Tradier) to delve into the dynamic world of European derivatives markets. The discussion encompasses various aspects such as the Euro STOXX 50 index, DAX futures, VSTOXX volatility index, and in…

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#149 - Robert Ghrist: Applied Algebraic Topology, Cohomology For Homotopy, Sheaf Neural Networks, Lattice Theory 52:57

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/robertghrist Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calculus, linear alg…

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#148 - Zach Adams: The Hidden Power Of Algebraic Combinatorics 59:46

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/_OuterProduct Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calculus, linear al…

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#147 - Aryeh Kontorovich: Rigorous Probability And Statistics, Game Theory, Lean Prover 38:29

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/aryehazan⁠ Keywords: mathematics, math, game theory, calculus, linear algebra, category theory, signal processing, statistics, prob…

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#146 - Thomas Britz: How Combinatorics Unlocks New Perspectives To Problem Solving 1:18:34

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/thomas-britz Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game the…

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Robots, Small Models, and RL with DeepSeek Alumnus Zihan Wang — #86 1:07:22

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Zihan Wang is an AI researcher at Northwestern University, where he works on vision-language models, robotics, and reinforcement learning. Previously, he interned at DeepSeek, contributing to projects like DeepSeek-V2. Zihan's homepage: https://zihanwang314.github.io/ (00:00) - Introduction (01:13) - Zihan's Background, CS and AI Research in China …

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#145 - Jack Mayo: Machine Learning Theory, Multi-Armed Bandit RL, Adaptive Learning 1:09:17

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/JackJMayo1 of https://x.com/kurtos_ai Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game the…

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#144 - Donato Quiccione: Algebraic Topology, Topological Data Analysis For MRIs, Category Theory 1:02:10

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/Piovego_ Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calculus, linear algebra, categor…

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#143 - Colin Roberts: Differential Algebraic Topology, Sheaf Theory, Combinatorics, Cohomology 2:59:41

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.comAutoparallel⁠ Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calculus, linear algebra, category the…

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#142 - Grant Stenger: Hyperbolic Graph Embeddings For A* Shortest Path, Game Theory, Discrete Math 1:14:07

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/GrantStenger Keywords: mathematics, math, topology, geometry, game theory, calculus, linear algebra, category theory, signal proces…

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#141 - Kristaps Balodis: Sheaf Theory, Algebraic Topology, Geometry 55:55

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Your Host, DeGatchi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/DeGatchi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DeGatchi's Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://degatchi.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Scraping Bits on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/scrapingbits⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Speaker:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@k-theory8604 Keywords: mathematics, math, game theory, calculus, linear algebra, category theory, signal processing, sta…

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Dan Collins: Tariffs and the Future of US Manufacturing — #85 1:18:03

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Dan Collins is Founder of Tyrell Chemical. He studied at Tsinghua University and spent 20 years working for companies like General Motors in China, helping to localize automotive manufacturing. Dan and Steve discuss tariffs, deindustrialization in America, the Go-Go days of rapid economic growth in PRC, and the future of the US-China relationship. …

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Introducing the European Market Brief 1:03

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We're excited to add a new show to the Options Insider Radio Network. Meet the European Market Brief, presented by Eurex. The European Market Brief discusses current activity across a broad spectrum of Eurex products (e.g. EURO STOXX®, VSTOXX®, DAX®, Euro-Bund, Euro-Bobl, Euro-Schatz derivatives, etc.). We look at trading activity across Eurex’s op…

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Seeking Truth From Facts: AI, China, Tariffs, Geopolitics — #84 45:42

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This episode is a co-release with the podcast Seeking Truth From Facts: https://seekingtruthfromfacts.substack.com/ (00:00) - Introduction (01:11) - China AI (02:30) - DeepSeek (04:21) - Redirecting Human Capital from finance (08:42) - US Policy and Financial Incentives (12:54) - China Meritocracy (24:24) - Trump's Tariffs and China (37:12) - Europ…