So you want to trade for a living. (TraderFeed)

The strategies some smaller endowment funds have used to outperform. (NYTimes.com)

How to interpret writedowns. (TheStreet.com)

Visualizing expected options payoffs. (Morningstar.com)

Research into the performance of short-term, high quality bonds. (Financial page)

Five bad days for the financials. (Big Picture)

A closer look at the employment numbers. (Econbrowser)

Is the new Google (GOOG) acting like the old Microsoft (MSFT)? (I, Cringley)

Why Wall Street head honchos get paid so much. (Market Movers)

An inside look at Citi’s board meeting minutes. (NakedShorts)

How to tell if you might be a quant. (Andrew Lo via Greg Mankiw)

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