纳西姆·尼古拉斯·塔勒布(Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
曾是经营避险基金的安皮里卡资本公司(Empirica Capital)的创办人,也是纽约大学库朗数学研究所的研究员。曾在纽约和伦敦交易多种衍生型金融商品,也曾在芝加哥当过营业厅的独立交易员。2001年2月正式成为衍生性金融商品交易战略名人(Derivatives Strategy Hall of Fame)的一员。获得沃顿商学院MBA学位和巴黎第九大学(University Paris-Dauphine)的博士学位。目前是纽约大学特聘教授。
"The very idea of being an Einstein in physics is no longer original. There are secrets to our world that only practice can reveal, and no opinion or analysis will ever capture in full. This secret property is, of course, revealed through time, and, thankfully, only through time."
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"The glass is dead; living things are long volatility. The best way to verify that you are alive is by checking if you like variations. Remember that food would not have a taste if it weren't for hunger; results are meaningless without effort, joy without sadness, convictions without uncertainty, and"