Edge Alchemy

AI Will Create Millions of Quants

Most of Them Will Lose Money

Mar 8 • Kris Longmore

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February 2026

More of the Disease, Faster

What happens when you ask an LLM to find you an edge

Feb 27 • Kris Longmore

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

The four hats of the solo trader

Feb 21 • Kris Longmore

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Treasure Island

X marks the mispricings. But they don't always lead to gold.

Feb 9 • Kris Longmore

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The Metamorphosis

From Pairs to Portfolio

Feb 2 • Kris Longmore

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January 2026

The Winter of our Pairs Trading Discontent

Problems, limitations, frustrations

Jan 26 • Kris Longmore

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Moneyball

Finding Undervalued Pairs Using Unconventional Metrics

Jan 24 • Kris Longmore

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A Tale of Two Prices

It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...

Jan 23 • Kris Longmore

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Much Ado About Variance

What's past is prologue

Jan 6 • Kris Longmore

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December 2025

Portrait of the Trader as a Young Optimiser

Every trader has a strategy they’re embarrassed about. This one’s mine.

Dec 28, 2025 • Kris Longmore

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The Systematic Trader's Guide to Holiday Laziness

All signs point to the beach

Dec 24, 2025 • Kris Longmore

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Lessons from a Volatile Seasonality Trade

On rebalancing even when it feels wrong

Dec 20, 2025 • Kris Longmore

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