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by mailarchis 998 days ago
I don't think Einstein going into financial trading would have necessarily translated to him being incredibly successful as trader or building a trading firm. History is filled with stories of incredibly smart people ending up in finacial troubles.

e.g. - Newton's investment in South Sea Bubble - Long Term Capital Group with multiple noble laureates imploding so bad that it almost took down Wall Street in late 90s (When Genuis Failed is a fascinating read

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Which reminds me of a quote attributed to Newton: "I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men."