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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'Bang on the money' Guardian'Reads like a financial thriller' New Statesman'Astonishing' Irish Times'Read this if you want to know who precisely is to blame for, well, everything' Oliver BulloughA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to underm... ... Read more

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'Bang on the money' Guardian'Reads like a financial thriller' New Statesman'Astonishing' Irish Times'Read this if you want to know who precisely is to blame for, well, everything' Oliver BulloughA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to underm...
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When Genius Failed

The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein ...

Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along ... Read more

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Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along
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Dark Pools

The rise of A.I. trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street

by Scott Patterson ...

Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge ... Read more

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Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge
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Trillions

How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

by Robin Wigglesworth ...

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra... ... Read more

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Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra...
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Temario-guía en formación en servicio de vigilancia privada en eventos deportivos y espectáculos públicos

by Candela Brais ...

Se buscan enfermeros, Vigilantes de Seguridad, ingenieros eléctricos, programadores… Los ámbitos y ofertas de empleo son variados, pero todas las empresas y empleos, sin excepción, valoran los conocimientos o el manejo de herramientas digitales. La importancia del conocimiento y formación en tecnología se observa en la cantidad de trabajos que se solicitan en este ámbito. El maltrato psicológico ... Read more

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Se buscan enfermeros, Vigilantes de Seguridad, ingenieros eléctricos, programadores… Los ámbitos y ofertas de empleo son variados, pero todas las empresas y empleos, sin excepción, valoran los conocimientos o el manejo de herramientas digitales. La importancia del conocimiento y formación en tecnología se observa en la cantidad de trabajos que se solicitan en este ámbito. El maltrato psicológico
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Yale Law Journal: Volume 123, Number 5 - March 2014

by Yale Law Journal ...

The March 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. The contents for Volume 123, Number 5, include:Articles:The New Minimal Cities, Michelle Wilde AndersonThe Separation of Funds and Managers: A Theory of Investment Fund Structure and Regulation, John MorleyEssays:The Moral Impact Theory of Law, Mark ... Read more

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The March 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. The contents for Volume 123, Number 5, include:Articles:The New Minimal Cities, Michelle Wilde AndersonThe Separation of Funds and Managers: A Theory of Investment Fund Structure and Regulation, John MorleyEssays:The Moral Impact Theory of Law, Mark
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Die Steuerung von Liquiditaetsrisiken im Aktienrecht und Bankaufsichtsrecht

by Julius Brandt ...

Series Book 105 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Studie schließt eine Forschungslücke, indem sie umfassend die aktienrechtlichen Risikomanagementpflichten von Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat im Umgang mit Liquiditätsrisiken untersucht. Sie umfasst auch die aktienrechtlichen Pflichten bei einer Delegation von liquiditätsrisikobehafteten Geschäftsaktivitäten und -prozessen. Ausgangspunkt ist die Rechtsprechung, die im Nachgang zur Finanzkrise der ... Read more

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Die Studie schließt eine Forschungslücke, indem sie umfassend die aktienrechtlichen Risikomanagementpflichten von Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat im Umgang mit Liquiditätsrisiken untersucht. Sie umfasst auch die aktienrechtlichen Pflichten bei einer Delegation von liquiditätsrisikobehafteten Geschäftsaktivitäten und -prozessen. Ausgangspunkt ist die Rechtsprechung, die im Nachgang zur Finanzkrise der
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A Socio-Legal Theory of Money for the Digital Commercial Society

A New Analytical Framework to Understand Cryptoassets

by Israel Cedillo Lazcano ...

Series series Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
This book poses the question: do we need a new body of regulations and the constitution of new regulatory agents to face the evolution of money in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?After the Global Financial Crisis and the subsequent introduction of Distributed Ledger Technologies in monetary matters, multiple opinions claim that we are in the middle of a financial revolution that will eliminate ... Read more

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This book poses the question: do we need a new body of regulations and the constitution of new regulatory agents to face the evolution of money in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?After the Global Financial Crisis and the subsequent introduction of Distributed Ledger Technologies in monetary matters, multiple opinions claim that we are in the middle of a financial revolution that will eliminate
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Industrial Policy and the World Trade Organization

Between Legal Constraints and Flexibilities

by Sherzod Shadikhodjaev ...

Series series Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
The severe global financial crisis of 2008 could not be overcome without government interventions through industrial policy. This timely book analyses industrial policy from the perspectives of trade law and economics under the WTO system. The author expertly examines both general tools of protecting and supporting domestic producers and specific topics like special economic zones, localization, ... Read more

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The severe global financial crisis of 2008 could not be overcome without government interventions through industrial policy. This timely book analyses industrial policy from the perspectives of trade law and economics under the WTO system. The author expertly examines both general tools of protecting and supporting domestic producers and specific topics like special economic zones, localization,
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Sicurezza in città: pratiche di controllo all'interno dello spazio urbano

by Sebastian Saborio Saborio ...

Sia all'interno del dibattito accademico che all'interno della retorica politica si discute molto di sicurezza urbana. Ciononostante, resta ancora da esplorare in che modo la "sicurezza urbana" possa differenziarsi da altre forme di sicurezza. Questo volume serve a porre le basi per analisi e studi futuri che abbiano l'obiettivo specifico di comprendere se, e quando, i contesti cittadini ... Read more

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Sia all'interno del dibattito accademico che all'interno della retorica politica si discute molto di sicurezza urbana. Ciononostante, resta ancora da esplorare in che modo la "sicurezza urbana" possa differenziarsi da altre forme di sicurezza. Questo volume serve a porre le basi per analisi e studi futuri che abbiano l'obiettivo specifico di comprendere se, e quando, i contesti cittadini
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Rechtshandbuch Kryptowerte

Blockchain, Tokenisierung, Initial Coin Offerings

by Max Foerster, Christoph Gschnaidtner, Lars Haffke, Björn Handke, Veronica Hoch, Mario Keiling, Jasmin Kollmann, Anika Patz, Stephan Romeike, Christian Rückert, Daniel Schmid, Björn Steinrötter, Martin Strauch, Jan Max Wettlaufer, Peter Zickgraf, Patrick Zimmermann ...

Die Blockchain-Technologie ermöglicht die Tokenisierung von Vermögenswerten. Damit eröffnet sie in Form von Kryptowährungen und Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) neue Möglichkeiten der Bezahlung, der Kapitalbeschaffung und des Investments. Dieses Handbuch beleuchtet die damit zusammenhängenden zivil-, aufsichts-, bilanz-, straf- und steuerrechtlichen Fragen aus allen Blickwinkeln und bietet ... Read more

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Die Blockchain-Technologie ermöglicht die Tokenisierung von Vermögenswerten. Damit eröffnet sie in Form von Kryptowährungen und Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) neue Möglichkeiten der Bezahlung, der Kapitalbeschaffung und des Investments. Dieses Handbuch beleuchtet die damit zusammenhängenden zivil-, aufsichts-, bilanz-, straf- und steuerrechtlichen Fragen aus allen Blickwinkeln und bietet
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The Insider's Guide to Securities Law: Navigating the Intricacies of Public and Private Offerings

by Josh Luberisse ...

Navigate the intricate world of private equity and venture capital with "The Insider's Guide to Securities Law: Navigating the Intricacies of Public and Private Offerings." This comprehensive guidebook illuminates the complexities of the industry, serving as an essential resource for legal practitioners, investment professionals, and entrepreneurs alike.Venture into the fascinating domain of fund ... Read more

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Navigate the intricate world of private equity and venture capital with "The Insider's Guide to Securities Law: Navigating the Intricacies of Public and Private Offerings." This comprehensive guidebook illuminates the complexities of the industry, serving as an essential resource for legal practitioners, investment professionals, and entrepreneurs alike.Venture into the fascinating domain of fund
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Technology in Financial Markets

Complex Change and Disruption

by Marco Dell'Erba ...

In recent years, technology has emerged as a disruptive force in the economy and finance, leading to the establishment of new economic and financial paradigms. Focusing on blockchain technology and its implementations in finance, Technology in Financial Markets proposes a novel theoretical approach to disruption. Relying on complexity science, it develops a dynamic perspective on the study of ... Read more

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In recent years, technology has emerged as a disruptive force in the economy and finance, leading to the establishment of new economic and financial paradigms. Focusing on blockchain technology and its implementations in finance, Technology in Financial Markets proposes a novel theoretical approach to disruption. Relying on complexity science, it develops a dynamic perspective on the study of
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The Socio-Politics of Legal Design and its Epistemic Consequences

Edited by Siddharth Peter de Souza, Dr Joaquín Santuber ...

Series series Oñati International Series in Law and Society
This book brings together diverse perspectives from researchers working in the fields of law, justice, and design to interrogate the emergence of vocabularies and methods of legal design and unpack their epistemic consequences.Legal design has emerged in the last decade as an interdisciplinary practice, at the intersection of law and justice, and initially human-centred design. Despite the short ... Read more

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This book brings together diverse perspectives from researchers working in the fields of law, justice, and design to interrogate the emergence of vocabularies and methods of legal design and unpack their epistemic consequences.Legal design has emerged in the last decade as an interdisciplinary practice, at the intersection of law and justice, and initially human-centred design. Despite the short
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Der majorisierte Stimmbindungspool

Einflusssicherung in Familienunternehmen und die aus einer Mehrheitsbildung entstehenden Konflikte mit dem Gesellschafts-, Konzern- und Kapitalmarktrecht

by Constanze Roth ...

Series Book 6104 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Die Untersuchung widmet sich dem Problem einer Majorisierung innerhalb eines Stimmbindungspools. Die Autorin setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, welche Auswirkungen eine poolinterne Mehrheitsbildung auf die gesetzlichen Vorschriften des Gesellschafts-, Konzern- und Kapitalmarktrechts hat. Den Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung bildet die Auslegung der Zurechnungstatbestände des Acting in Concert sowie ... Read more

$90.14 NZD

Die Untersuchung widmet sich dem Problem einer Majorisierung innerhalb eines Stimmbindungspools. Die Autorin setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, welche Auswirkungen eine poolinterne Mehrheitsbildung auf die gesetzlichen Vorschriften des Gesellschafts-, Konzern- und Kapitalmarktrechts hat. Den Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung bildet die Auslegung der Zurechnungstatbestände des Acting in Concert sowie
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Die Europaeisierung der Investitionskontrolle

by Maximilian Schipke ...

Series Book 6782 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Die Investitionskontrolle ist ein vergleichsweise neues Regulierungsinstrument, das rasant an Bedeutung gewinnt. Mit der Verordnung (EU) 2019/452 hat die Europäische Union erstmals einen Rahmen für nationale Investitionskontrollen verabschiedet und diese durch eine Rückermächtigung legalisiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die primärrechtlichen Vorgaben für Investitionskontrollen auf nationaler und ... Read more

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Die Investitionskontrolle ist ein vergleichsweise neues Regulierungsinstrument, das rasant an Bedeutung gewinnt. Mit der Verordnung (EU) 2019/452 hat die Europäische Union erstmals einen Rahmen für nationale Investitionskontrollen verabschiedet und diese durch eine Rückermächtigung legalisiert. Die Arbeit untersucht die primärrechtlichen Vorgaben für Investitionskontrollen auf nationaler und
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Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation

Law and Technology

Edited by Matthias Haentjens, Professor Louise Gullifer, Ilya Kokorin ...

Series series Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services.Directly applicable in all EU Member States, MiCAR serves as a benchmark for future regulation in other jurisdictions, influencing rulemaking and crypto industry around the world.In this book, leading experts in the fields of financial law, ... Read more

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This book provides a commentary on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), a game-changing EU regulation for crypto-assets and crypto-asset services.Directly applicable in all EU Member States, MiCAR serves as a benchmark for future regulation in other jurisdictions, influencing rulemaking and crypto industry around the world.In this book, leading experts in the fields of financial law,
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TOI, CE FUTUR GARDIEN DE LA PAIX

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Pierre-Etienne HOURLIER ...

CONCOURS GARDIEN DE LA PAIX 2027 — VOTRE CHANCE SE JOUE MAINTENANTVous croyez être prêt pour le concours ? Voici 7 questions pour en être sûr :- Savez-vous exactement ce que cherche le jury au Grand Oral ?- Avez-vous une méthode structurée et éprouvée pour réussir le cas pratique ?- Connaissez-vous les erreurs éliminatoires les plus fréquentes à l’épreuve physique ?- Êtes-vous capable d’expliquer, ... Read more

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CONCOURS GARDIEN DE LA PAIX 2027 — VOTRE CHANCE SE JOUE MAINTENANTVous croyez être prêt pour le concours ? Voici 7 questions pour en être sûr :- Savez-vous exactement ce que cherche le jury au Grand Oral ?- Avez-vous une méthode structurée et éprouvée pour réussir le cas pratique ?- Connaissez-vous les erreurs éliminatoires les plus fréquentes à l’épreuve physique ?- Êtes-vous capable d’expliquer,
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Digital Privacy, Terrorism and Law Enforcement

The UK's Response to Terrorist Communication

by Simon Hale-Ross ...

Series series Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law
This book examines the UK’s response to terrorist communication. Its principle question asks, has individual privacy and collective security been successfully managed and balanced? The author begins by assessing several technologically-based problems facing British law enforcement agencies, including use of the Internet; the existence of ‘darknet’; untraceable Internet telephone calls and messages ... Read more

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This book examines the UK’s response to terrorist communication. Its principle question asks, has individual privacy and collective security been successfully managed and balanced? The author begins by assessing several technologically-based problems facing British law enforcement agencies, including use of the Internet; the existence of ‘darknet’; untraceable Internet telephone calls and messages
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The Oxford Handbook of Law, Regulation and Technology

Edited by Roger Brownsword, Eloise Scotford, Karen Yeung ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these ... Read more

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The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking. These technological developments, which include advances in networked information and communications, biotechnology, neurotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and environmental engineering technology, have raised a number of vital and complex questions. Although these
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Legal Reform and Business Contracts in Developing Economies

Trust, Culture, and Law in Dakar

by Julie Paquin ...

Series series Cultural Diversity and Law
This book examines the prospects for business law reform to drive economic development in developing countries. It argues that, despite statements to the contrary, cultural factors and other local conditions in developing countries are not properly taken into account in current business law reform programs. Utilizing the city of Dakar as an example, this book investigates the consequences of this ... Read more

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This book examines the prospects for business law reform to drive economic development in developing countries. It argues that, despite statements to the contrary, cultural factors and other local conditions in developing countries are not properly taken into account in current business law reform programs. Utilizing the city of Dakar as an example, this book investigates the consequences of this
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Tabelionato de protesto

by Sérgio Luiz José Bueno, Christiano Cassettari ...

Series series Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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Como passar em concursos CESPE: direito previdenciário

94 questões de direito previdenciário

by Wander Garcia, Ana Paula Garcia ...

Series series Como passar em concursos CESPE
Cada banca examinadora tem características próprias em relação aos seguintes aspectos: a) maneira de apresentar as perguntas, b) técnicas utilizadas para di cultar a resolução das questões, c) teses jurídicas preferidas, d) tipo de doutrina utilizada e e) temas preferidos, recorrentes e reputados mais importantes. Essa identidade é bem acentu- ada em se tratando do CESPE. Trata-se de uma ... Read more

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Cada banca examinadora tem características próprias em relação aos seguintes aspectos: a) maneira de apresentar as perguntas, b) técnicas utilizadas para di cultar a resolução das questões, c) teses jurídicas preferidas, d) tipo de doutrina utilizada e e) temas preferidos, recorrentes e reputados mais importantes. Essa identidade é bem acentu- ada em se tratando do CESPE. Trata-se de uma
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Algo Bots and the Law

Technology, Automation, and the Regulation of Futures and Other Derivatives

by Gregory Scopino ...

The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets ... Read more

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The trillion-dollar markets for futures, swaps, commodity options, and related derivatives are extremely important to the global economy because, among other things, they influence the prices that people pay for everything from heating oil and bread to the interest rates connected to mortgages and student loans. Due to technological advances in automation and artificial intelligence, these markets
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