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Madoff's Tech Aversion
- Bernie Madoff modernized stock trading with Nasdaq but ironically disliked technology.
- He even banned decimals in some company divisions and preferred traditional methods.
Madoff's Unpredictable Behavior
- While generally affable, Bernie Madoff displayed unpredictable behavior.
- He once stared at an employee at a party and made an insensitive remark about a rape nightmare.
Markopolos' Early Suspicions
- Harry Markopolos, a derivatives portfolio manager, identified Madoff's fraud in 2000 due to impossibly consistent returns.
- The steady growth, coupled with Madoff's split-strike strategy, didn't align with market realities.