Phil Maymin at TEDxNSIT

Entitled "On the nature of genius, trading and hindsight," this talk describes the paper "Markets are Efficient if and only if P = NP," available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1525913

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• np
• markets
• efficient
• genius
• trading
• hindsight
• ted
• tedx
• nsit

[vjsookdeo]

One of your key assumption is that a proof of P vs NP will constructive. What if the only possible proof gives an existence theorem? Then though we know a polynomial time solution to an NP problem exists, we will have no algorithm for finding it. In other words, nothing about the world changes (we are not all 'Solomon') other than knowing the answer to P vs NP! I believe, this is where your argument completely falls apart.

[platski2009]

BRILLIANT! I loved this! I'm now reading through your articles!

[mamachaabear]

Phil, I'm scared. I don't know how to protect myself from what the governement is doing to our economy. I don't have enough money to invest in gold, or the market. I'm just an average joe living paycheck to paycheck. I don't have alot of debt but I also don't have the income to survive hyperinflation either. What should I do to protect what I have?Should I invest in chinese currency? Should I stock up on food?