A roll of primers and explainers to get you familiar with how traditional trading methods work in crypto.
10 Jan 2023 9 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD
In the everyday world of consumption, we tend not to question whether the price that we are paying for consumables is a fair reflection of its actual value. We may consider price comparisons — either in terms of businesses matching prices or with re...
7 Jan 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD
Philosophers often refer to the “view from nowhere” to describe what it might be like to occupy a perspective which is not determined by any contextual or limiting factors. It’s the so-called God’s eye view, and it implies having access to certain a...
5 Jan 2023 5 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD
Ever heard of the phrases “network value” and “network effect”? They convey the idea that as a network grows so does its utility and value. Think about social media sites, for example. The more users who are active members, the more utility there is...
5 Jan 2023 10 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD
Options are financial instruments which allow investors to speculate (bet) and/or hedge against risk. Options are called derivatives since their value derives from the performance of an underlying asset’s future performance. They’re a bit daunting t...
4 Jan 2023 7 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD
Yes . . . but what kind of blood is it? I ask this question in all seriousness since as an academic philosopher of work and economics, I take aspects of the market system with a grain of salt. As we’ll see, arbitrage definitely fulfils a key functio...
2 Jan 2023 6 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD
Most of us just want to get on with things in our daily lives without really having to worry about how we position ourselves with respect to fortune. Perhaps we even believe that if we do things right, fortune will reward us in some appropriate way....
