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In 2011, interest rate markets for Greek government bonds bolted and interest rates skyrocketed raising the specter of a sovereign debt crisis for the whole of Europe. Overall, interest rates around the world have remained at record lows thanks to the maneuvering of central banks; 10-year US treasuries for example pay less than 2 percent. Investors [...]

“The global economic system is dysfunctional because of the mismatch between the modern technology used in the real economy and the operational procedures of the financial system.” Richard Olsen is an economic researcher in high frequency finance. He has a long experience and strong knowledge of the forex market structure, technology and buy/sell side. [...]

For the last 25 years you have been trying to make currency investments more efficient. Given the distortions in the market today, isn’t this an impossible mission? Richard Olsen: I don’t think so. However, the current distortions in the market show that the economic mechanisms behind the foreign exchange markets are not understood well enough. In [...]

We are publishing a small booklet on how to trade. The content is based on previous posts on the subject. I have expanded the material and hope that you will find the text helpful. The booklet is also a non-technical description of how the trading models powering the Olsen investment programs operate. We program our [...]