Nasem Taleb of 'Black Swan' Fame Will Be On The Colbert Report Tonight @ 11:30 PM

Quote from SF in London:

Whether the fund lost money or not despite being reported on a site for "troubled" companies is one issue, but it is not the only issue. When public utterances including dates and representations such as you weren't running a hedge fund in the "common accepted sense" do not track with documents, those are serious red flags.
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Of course the above refers to Taleb, not Niederhoffer. I'm referring to his mumble swerve in public about not running a hedge fund after 2001, yet Empirica Kurtosis wound up in 2004. Add to that his Paloma record. Yet he rails on about other managers. It seems that if he wants to point fingers the place to start is the mirror.
 
A couple of clippings -

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/sto...x?guid={57EAC2A6-257E-4EC9-AC7A-7D7773384DDD}

Of Dangerous Books and Markets...

Before long, research reports and market commentaries will make "black swan" an overused buzz phrase, as they did "tipping point."...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070711.CABOOKS11/TPStory/Business

Flying in from left field: the Black Swan...

"Work hard, not in grunt work, but in chasing such opportunities and maximizing exposure to them," Mr. Taleb advises...
 
Quote from Rodney King:

...Before long, research reports and market commentaries will make "black swan" an overused buzz phrase...
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ET has already reached that annoying point, where there is no lack of references to this odious swan. Refreshingly, it is occasionally, if somewhat infrequently, used in proper context.
 
Quote from Thunderdog:

ET has already reached that annoying point, where there is no lack of references to this odious swan. Refreshingly, it is occasionally, if somewhat infrequently, used in proper context.
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right shave 200 points off the dow and everyone invokes the black swan, oooh! remember when 100 points on the dow was a big move?
 
Quote from atticus:

Here's a prediction nonetheless: We've witnessed the lows on swaps, strips and smile; and have nowhere to go but up. To use a transparent reference, we won't see VIX under 11 for years to come.
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31 VIX
 
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