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Ungoverned alpha is just leverage by another name
Most blow-ups we are called to autopsy share one trait: the strategy was sound, but the operator's discipline degraded over time. ACIE exists to remove that degradation as a failure mode.
14 August 20255 min - Risk operations
Why every prop desk needs a state machine
We surveyed 18 prop desks about their risk-management workload. The common finding: 60% of the role is mechanical enforcement that should not require a human at all.
19 May 20255 min - Regulation
The EU AI Act and systematic trading: a 2026 primer
The Act's high-risk classification carries real obligations: documented risk management, audit trails, human oversight controls, and post-market monitoring. This is what compliance teams need to know now.
27 March 20258 min