How Howard Present parlayed an intern's algorithm into a small fortune -- and when the SEC says he knew of a mega-disconnect
The SEC alleges that the former F-Squared CEO engaged in a massive cover-up with lies, and the fabrication related to faulty backtesting
Big Frank
Some nice writing there.
Ricky Ross
F-Squared Lied & paid 10s of millions of dollars to the SEC. I was lucky. Out of my $100,000 investment, I lost only $400.
Wells Fargo Advisors was pushing their fraud & that’s how I got in on it. Screw them both.
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