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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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  • Dec 9, 2023 · 32 min

    Javier Milei - Taking a Chainsaw to the Argentine Economy.

    Send us a textArgentina’s new president, Javier Milei describes himself as an anarcho- capitalist and says that he will take a chainsaw to the Argentine economy. He has campaigned that he will dollarize the economy and shut down the central bank. What does this mean, and could it work?Argentina mostly exports agricultural commodities but used to be one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Decades of economic mismanagement have destroyed the economy and created a web of artificial pri...

  • Dec 2, 2023 · 29 min

    Twitter is Going Bankrupt!

    Send us a textElon Musk told advertisers who have halted spending on X due to his endorsement of an antisemitic post to “go f**k” themselves, in an unhinged interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin (who Elon calls Jonathan). Musk said that a recent exodus of big brands was “going to kill the company, and the whole world will know the advertisers killed the company”.Musk, who bought Twitter (which he has renamed X) for $46.5 billion dollars (including transaction costs) in October 2022, dismissed the...

  • Nov 23, 2023 · 19 min

    Sam Altman and OpenAI. What went wrong?

    Send us a textFired CEO Sam Altman will return to run OpenAI - the company he co-founded, following days of speculation and turmoil at the leading generative artificial intelligence start-up.In a dramatic reversal, Altman, who was fired by OpenAI’s board of directors last week, will be reinstated under the supervision of a new board.Greg Brockman, the co-founder and president who quit the company on Friday after Altman was fired, will return alongside him. Under an “agreement in principl...

  • Nov 21, 2023 · 35 min

    The Man Who Modernized China

    Send us a textWhen Mao Zedong died in 1976 his successors seized the opportunity to reassess the wisdom of Chinas rigid commitment to Marxist doctrine. With Deng Xiaoping in charge, China scoured the globe in search of economic expertise to put China on the path to domestic prosperity and ultimately global economic power.The World Bank describes China’s growth as “the fastest sustained expansion by a major economy in history,” In today's video we try to understand what changes were made...

  • Nov 11, 2023 · 20 min

    The End of the Peace Dividend

    Send us a textRussia’s invasion of Ukraine was a wake-up call to all western governments. Alongside China’s rise, the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran and instability in Africa, the new era of global conflict has forced governments around the world to commit to more defense spending.Will voters around the world accept the high price of military deterrence?Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsy...

  • Nov 7, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min

    Are Ray Dalio's Principles the Secret to His Success?

    Send us a textSign up for Compounded Daily at this link: https://www.compoundeddaily.com/Since founding Bridgewater nearly 50 years ago, Ray Dalio has become one of the world’s richest investors. He is widely credited with having predicted and profited from both the 1987 crash and the 2008 financial crisis. He is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund and is one of the most successful businessmen alive, yet he professes to be seeking something more meaningful than just money or busines...

  • Nov 4, 2023 · 23 min

    Sam Bankman Fried - Guilty on All Charges!

    Send us a textA jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal counts against him. The FTX founder faces a maximum sentence of 115 years in prison. In today's podcast we discuss the findings of the trial and speak with Tiffany Fong who has been there in person reporting from the courthouse in New York along with people like Michael Lewis.Tiffany Fong YouTube ChannelTiffany Fong TwitterPatrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivativ...

  • Oct 28, 2023 · 23 min

    Is This a Golden Age of Fraud?

    Send us a textA podcast about how "passive income" money-making scams seem to have taken over the internet, and the economic implications of such scams.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/PatrickBoyleOnFinanceBuy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/patrickboyleVisit our website: www.onfinance.orgFollo...

  • Oct 20, 2023 · 19 min

    The Big Bond Selloff!

    Send us a textThe 10-year U.S. Treasury yield closed above 4.9% yesterday, its highest level since July 2007. The bond-market sell-off that's pushing yields higher is starting to eclipse some of the most extreme market meltdowns of past eras.Losses on Ten Year Treasury Bonds are close to 50% since March 2020, while the 30-year bond had plunged even more.Those losses are nearly in line with stock-market losses seen during the worst crashes of recent stock market history — when equities slumped...

  • Oct 14, 2023 · 23 min

    Is Ireland Really the World's Richest Country?

    Send us a textOil rich countries have long used sovereign-wealth funds to store their windfall profits from periods of high prices for future years when hard times might arise. Ireland on Tuesday created its own sovereign wealth fund thanks to outsize tax revenues from international companies seeking to lower their tax bills. In the past eight years, the country of five million people has watched its corporate tax income triple to the tune of 22.6 billion euros last year, equivalent...

  • Oct 8, 2023 · 36 min

    The Inevitable Decline of WeWork

    Send us a textWeWork announced this week that it would not make two sets of interest payments totaling about $95 million, a move meant to jump-start negotiations with its lenders at the same time it tries to cut costs with its landlords.The missed interest payments will spur speculation of a bankruptcy filing. But WeWork says it has the cash on hand, and the company has a 30-day grace period to make the payments, which were due Monday. At the end of June, it had $205 million in cash and acces...

  • Sep 29, 2023 · 19 min

    Billions of Dollars Trapped In Russia!

    Send us a textA large number of western firms have continued to operate and invest in Russia since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. These companies are estimated to have earned profits of around $20 billion dollars since the invasion. The problem for these companies is that the Kremlin has blocked them from accessing those profits in an effort to clamp down on companies from what they call “unfriendly nations.” Will these companies be able to repatriate these profits at some point in ...

  • Sep 23, 2023 · 30 min

    How Involved Were Sam Bankman Fried's Parents?

    Send us a textFTX has sued Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, claiming they enriched themselves by siphoning off millions of dollars in “fraudulently transferred and misappropriated funds” from the cryptocurrency exchange their son founded.In a court filing earlier this week, the FTX debtors said Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both of whom are tenured professors at Stanford Law School, used their influence to funnel money from the business to themselves and...

  • Sep 20, 2023 · 20 min

    The Top Seven Biggest Business Mistakes!

    Send us a textWhen a company, brand or product gets really big, it can be easy to imagine that company will remain in business forever. Yet businesses rise and fall over time, with millions and billions of dollars changing hands as executives try to stay current on what consumers want at any given time. Today let's look at some of the biggest business mistakes in history.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: htt...

  • Sep 16, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min

    Number Go Up - Zeke Faux Interview

    Send us a textBloomberg journalist Zeke Faux travelled around the world to better understand the world of crypto currencies, meeting the biggest names in the space on superyachts in the Caribbean and at parties in Miami and travelling to El Salvador to see how bitcoin is being used in the real world.Along the way he buys a Bored Ape with his book advance and sends Tether to a scammer in Cambodia to learn the real-world uses of cryptocurrencies.Here is a link to the book on Amazon - https://am...

  • Sep 14, 2023 · 26 min

    The Biggest US Trading Partner Is No Longer China!

    Send us a textThe US-China trade war is rewiring global trade. While the US seeks to reduce its reliance on China and other geopolitical rivals and start sourcing imports from closer to home, Mexico is starting to shine. Mexico has just overtaken China as the biggest supplier of goods to the United States.Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsyPFCorporate Finance: https://amzn.to/...

  • Sep 5, 2023 · 17 min

    Goldman Sachs Helps China buy Foreign Companies

    Send us a textGet one month of complete digital access to the Financial Times for $1 by clicking here: https://subs.ft.com/patrick_boyle?segmentId=979ca37f-c690-7295-5eba-bf4ff33d3bb4Goldman Sachs is reported in the FT to have used a fund set up with Chinese state money to buy a series of US and UK companies, including one with a cyber security business that provides services to the British government, even as tensions rise between Beijing and the west.Goldman struck seven deals using cash fr...

  • Aug 29, 2023 · 27 min

    In China - Don't Say Deflation

    Send us a textClick my CoPilot https://go.mycopilot.com/PatrickBoyle link to get a 14-day FREE trial with your own personal trainer!China’s economy has been struggling to reawaken from an economic shutdown that was officially ended last year. Chinese authorities are now reported to be pressuring economists and analysts within the country to avoid discussing any negative trends and to avoid using the word deflation, as concerns grow about the leaderships’ ability to stimulate the economy...

  • Aug 25, 2023 · 43 min

    The Panic of 1907 - How JP Morgan Saved the US Economy.

    Send us a textThe Panic of 1907 was a six-week stretch of bank runs in October and early November of 1907, where the stock market crashed, the city ran out of money and numerous banks and brokerage firms went bankrupt. The event was triggered by an earthquake a year earlier in San Francisco and a failed short squeeze in United Copper stock by Fritz Augustus Heinze and Charles W Morse. J. Pierpont Morgan famously took action to bring the business community together to save the US economy from ...

  • Aug 19, 2023 · 24 min

    Can Our Power Grids Handle the Green Energy Boom?

    Send us a textThe demand for electricity has been soaring around the world, and this increase in demand is expected to continue. Governments have been creating rules to electrify transportation, heating, household appliances and even industrial processes. In today's podcast we look at the electric grids that we have in place and copper production to discuss if our power grids can handle the green energy boom?Patrick's Books:Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0...