Patrick Boyle On Finance
Patrick Boyle
This podcast is all about quantitative finance and financial history. Subscribe to hear about financial markets, derivatives, and how investors use quantitative tools from statistics and corporate finance theory. Included are interviews with some of the most interesting thinkers in finance. Occasional longer form financial documentaries, open up fascinating elements of financial markets history. Patrick Boyle is a quantitative hedge fund manager, a university professor, and a former investment banker. To contact Patrick visit http://onfinance.org Find Patrick on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickBoyleOnFinance DISCLAIMER:This podcast is not affiliated with any financial institution. The information provided is for entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Those seeking investment advice should seek out a registered professional in their home jurisdiction and confirm their credentials on your national regulator's website. Patrick Boyle is not responsible for any investment actions taken by viewers and his content should not be used as a basis for investment or other financial decisions.
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Mar 10, 2023 • 26min
Bank Runs!
Send us a textBanks don’t fail very often, and bank runs appear to be mostly a thing of the past. The last bank failure in the United States happened in 2020 when a small bank in Kansas failed. That two-year streak was broken this Wednesday with the failure of the crypto focused bank Silvergate, and on Friday with the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjs...
Mar 4, 2023 • 31min
Artificial Intelligence.
Send us a textLet’s talk about Artificial Intelligence, what it is, how it works and where it might be taking us. We’ll try and see if as an investor you should worry about missing the boat on AI, and as an individual should you worry about losing your job to these new technologies? Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsyPFCorporate Finance: https://amzn.to/3fn3rvCPatreon Page: ht...
Feb 25, 2023 • 27min
Tulip Bulbs, Bored Apes & Bubbles
Send us a textThe Dutch tulip bulb market bubble, also known as tulipmania, was one of the most famous market bubbles and crashes of all time. It occurred in Holland during the early to mid-1600s, when speculation drove the value of tulip bulbs to extremes. At the market’s peak, the rarest tulip bulbs traded for as much as six times the average person’s annual salary.Today, the story of tulipmania serves as a parable for the pitfalls that excessive greed and speculation in investing can lead ...
Feb 21, 2023 • 20min
The $577 Million Nickel Fraud
Send us a textThe commodities trading firm Trafigura has announced that it has been the victim of a “systematic fraud” and has to write-down over half a billion dollars after discovering shipments of nickel that it purchased from firms controlled by Prateek Gupta failed to contain the metal.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsyPFCorporate Finance: https://amzn.to/3fn3rvCPatreon Page: ...
Feb 10, 2023 • 28min
The Adani Group Scandal: What You Need to Know!
Send us a textThe Adani Group, one of India’s biggest conglomerates, has come under fire from a small American short selling hedge fund called Hindenburg Research. The firm, run by Nathan Anderson, is known for uncovering fraud and other issues at companies like Nikola Corporation, Clover Health, and Lordstown Motors.Let's dig into the allegations, the evidence and Adani's response and discuss what this means for Gautam Adani and for India.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor:&nbs...
Feb 6, 2023 • 18min
Brazil and Argentina - A Common Currency?
Send us a textBrazil and Argentina announced last week that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, in a move which could eventually create the world’s second-largest currency bloc. Does this move make any sense?Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsyPFCorporate Finance: https://amzn.to/3fn3rvCPatreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/PatrickBoyleOnFinanceVisit our we...
Jan 27, 2023 • 14min
Winklevoss Twins in Hot Water!
Send us a textIn today's video we look at the recent lawsuit against Gemini Trust Company, a crypto lending platform run by the Winklevoss twins and Genesis Global Capital a crypto lender run by Barry Silbert who are accused of breaking securities laws. We'll dive into the legal definition of what a security is and how it relates to crypto products. We’ll finish up by looking at whether Logan Paul’s Crypto Zoo which was exposed as a possible scam by Coffeezilla could be seen as an unregistere...
Jan 21, 2023 • 17min
The US Hits Its Debt Ceiling Limit!
Send us a textUS Treasury secretary Janet Yellen on Friday fired her first warning shot of the year to Congress about the need to raise America’s debt limit. “Failure to meet the government’s obligations would cause irreparable harm to the US economy, the livelihoods of all Americans, and global financial stability,” Yellen wrote to lawmakers.The US is hurtling towards its riskiest debt ceiling clash since 2011 and there is a real risk that America could default on its payments for the first ...
Jan 14, 2023 • 22min
Egypt's Currency Crisis!
Send us a textEgypt allowed its pound to tumble to a new low this week as the country struggles with a foreign currency crisis that is hurting businesses.The slump in the currency comes after Egypt agreed to move to a flexible currency regime as part of an IMF $3bn bailout intended to help relieve its foreign currency shortage.Since the central bank said it would move to a flexible currency rate in October, the pound has lost a third of its value as it has allowed it to devalue in phases. Ana...
Jan 8, 2023 • 22min
China's Reopening Economy
Send us a textWhile China is struggling with an unprecedented wave of coronavirus, and tens of millions are getting infected daily, the world’s second-largest economy is starting to show signs of coming back to life following the government’s decision last month to dismantle the zero-Covid system that aimed to control the virus at the cost of keeping the country isolated.Investors and analysts predict a brighter year ahead after disrupted supply chains and forced stoppages on factory floors h...
