Patrick Boyle

Patrick Boyle

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Patrick Boyle is a hedge fund manager, a university professor and a former investment banker. This channel is all about quantitative finance. By subscribing you will see videos explaining what is happening in markets right now, you will learn about financial derivatives, corporate finance and how traders use quantitative tools like statistics. You will see interviews with some of the most interesting people in the financial industry. In addition, you will see some longer form documentaries on the history of financial markets. To contact Patrick go to the website http://onfinance.org DISCLAIMER: This channel is not affiliated with any financial institution. The videos on this channel are for entertainment purposes only and do not constitute financial advice. Those seeking investment advice should seek out a registered professional. Patrick is not responsible for investment actions taken by viewers and his content should not be used as a basis for investment.

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GameStop Makes an Offer!
32:14
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GameStop Makes an Offer!

GameStop announced a $55.5 billion unsolicited bid for eBay despite having a market cap of only $12 billion, proposing to pay with unauthorized shares and non-binding debt commitments. The deal structure would effectively result in eBay shareholders owning two-thirds of the combined company, while GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen stands to collect up to $35 billion if the transaction inflates GameStop's market cap to $100 billion.

about 6 hours ago · 10 points
Is Inflation About to Get Much Worse?
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Is Inflation About to Get Much Worse?

The video argues that inflation is poised to worsen significantly due to the reversal of three decades of demographic and globalization tailwinds, compounded by massive fiscal deficits and an energy shock, creating a structural rather than transitory inflationary environment.

7 days ago · 10 points
The Bizarre World of Prediction Markets
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The Bizarre World of Prediction Markets

Prediction markets have legally rebranded gambling as federally regulated 'event contracts,' creating conflicts with state gambling laws while attracting predatory quantitative trading firms that exploit retail traders, all while remaining vulnerable to manipulation despite claims of being objective 'truth machines.'

21 days ago · 10 points
Mark Zuckerberg Spent $88 Billion on a World With No Legs
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Mark Zuckerberg Spent $88 Billion on a World With No Legs

Mark Zuckerberg spent approximately $88 billion on Meta's metaverse vision—featuring legless avatars, fake demos, and empty virtual worlds—resulting in catastrophic financial losses and user adoption rates lower than a small village, despite massive corporate hype.

27 days ago · 10 points
Canada is a Warning to the Rest of the World!
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Canada is a Warning to the Rest of the World!

Canada has transformed from a briefly prosperous resource-rich nation with the world's most affluent middle class into a cautionary tale of gradual stagnation, where oligopolies stifle competition, housing costs have tripled creating extreme generational inequality, and skilled

about 1 month ago · 0 points
SpaceX IPO Scandal
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SpaceX IPO Scandal

SpaceX is preparing a record-breaking $1.75 trillion IPO that merges struggling AI and social media assets (xAI and X) into the rocket company, using speculative orbital data center plans to justify extreme valuation multiples while prioritizing liquidity for insiders over engineering reality.

about 2 months ago · 8 points
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: What Next?
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Supreme Court Tariff Ruling: What Next?

The Supreme Court struck down two-thirds of Trump's IEEPA tariffs, ruling that the 1970s emergency powers statute cannot authorize presidential taxation, forcing the administration to pivot to temporary, capped tariffs under Section 122 that expire before the midterms.

2 months ago · 10 points
Bitcoin Is Crashing and Exchanges Freezing Up
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Bitcoin Is Crashing and Exchanges Freezing Up

Despite achieving full regulatory legitimacy and Wall Street adoption in 2024—including a crypto-friendly administration and spot ETFs—Bitcoin has crashed 45% from its October 2025 peak and is behaving like a speculative tech stock rather than digital gold, exposing the fragility of an asset valued on narrative scarcity rather than cash flows or utility.

3 months ago · 10 points
The Unmasked Six: The Men the FBI Tried to Hide
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The Unmasked Six: The Men the FBI Tried to Hide

Recently released Epstein files reveal the Department of Justice actively obscured potential co-conspirators despite legal mandates for transparency, while a bipartisan congressional investigation exposed six protected men—including billionaire Leslie Wexner and DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem—highlighting systemic elite impunity.

3 months ago · 10 points
The Devil Himself! - The Worst of The Epstein Files
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The Devil Himself! - The Worst of The Epstein Files

The DOJ's release of over 3 million pages of Epstein files revealed chaotic document management, suspicious redactions protecting powerful names, and deeper ties between Epstein and elites like Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik, while FBI documents suggested intelligence agency connections may explain why Epstein received an unprecedented 'sweetheart deal' that shut down the original prosecution.

3 months ago · 9 points
Trump vs. The World
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Trump vs. The World

This video presents a hypothetical January 2026 scenario where the Trump administration executes a large-scale military raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, revealing a strategic pivot toward resource imperialism that prioritizes oil extraction over democratic governance while ignoring the severe technical, economic, and political realities of occupying Venezuela.

4 months ago · 10 points