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"We don't start with models. We start with data. We look for things that can be replicated thousands of times." - Jim Simons - Hedge fund investor

Quote: Jim Simons – Hedge fund investor

"IRL stands for "In Real Life," an abbreviation used to distinguish physical-world experiences, people, or events from those in virtual or online spaces. Originating from early internet culture, it highlights the contrast between digital personas and tangible reality." - IRL -

Term: IRL

"There's no question that the AI revolution is here to stay and will continue." - Mark Mobius - Emerging market investor

Quote: Mark Mobius – Emerging market investor

"Bitcoin is the first decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency and cryptographic payment network, operating without a central bank or government. Created in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, it uses a public, distributed ledger called a blockchain to secure transactions." - Bitcoin - Cryptocurrency

Term: Bitcoin – Cryptocurrency

"India is the most exciting place to be." - Mark Mobius - Emerging market investor

Quote: Mark Mobius – Emerging market investor

"A 'swap line' (or currency swap line) is a precautionary, bilateral agreement between two central banks to exchange currencies to ensure a steady supply of liquid currency in the financial system during times of liquidity stress." - Currency swap line -

Term: Currency swap line

"In the context of LLMs and AI, ontology refers to the formal, structured representation of knowledge within a specific domain, defining entities, their properties, and relationships." - Ontology -

Term: Ontology

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela - South African President

Quote: Nelson Mandela – South African President

"Metacognition is "thinking about thinking," involving active awareness and regulation of one's own cognitive processes to improve learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. It consists of knowing how one learns (metacognitive knowledge) and controlling that process." - Metacognition -

Term: Metacognition

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - French writer and pilot

Quote: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – French writer and pilot

Term: Pre-money valuation

"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates - Greek Philosopher

Quote: Socrates – Greek Philosopher

"Karpathy’s Loop (often referred to as AutoResearch, auto-loop, or auto-optimization) is an autonomous AI-driven software optimization pattern. It is an open-source framework designed to automate the scientific method of code development by allowing an AI agent to continuously edit, test, and improve codebases without human intervention." - Karpathy’s Loop - Often referred to as AutoResearch, auto-loop, or auto-optimization

Term: Karpathy’s Loop – Often referred to as AutoResearch, auto-loop, or auto-optimization

"Escheatment is the legal process where unclaimed or abandoned property, like dormant bank accounts, stocks, or safe deposit box contents, is transferred from a financial institution to the state government after a set dormancy period." - Escheatment -

Term: Escheatment

"Basis risk is the financial risk that an hedging instrument (like a futures contract) will not move in perfect correlation with the underlying asset being hedged. This mismatch means the spot price and futures price may not align, resulting in imperfect protection and potential unexpected losses or gains. " - Basis risk -

Term: Basis risk

"Completing the work is just the beginning of the end. From an investor point of view, you can see the transformation expenses have started to come down as we complete the different bodies of work. This is helping create capacity for investments in AI and other strategic business priorities." - Jane Fraser - Citi CEO

Quote: Jane Fraser – Citi CEO

"[The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is] the largest energy crisis we have ever faced." - Fatih Birol - IEA Executive Director

Quote: Fatih Birol – IEA Executive Director

"A basis trade is a low-risk arbitrage strategy that profits from the price difference (the "basis") between a spot market asset and its corresponding futures contract. By taking opposite, delta-neutral positions—typically buying the cash asset and selling futures—traders exploit temporary pricing inefficiencies that converge as the contract expires." - Basis trade -

Term: Basis trade

"If you are not pushing your team to go beyond what a normal result would be, [you'll never] get anything other than a normal result." - David Gibbs - Former CEO, Yum! Brands

Quote: David Gibbs – Former CEO, Yum! Brands

"Being a true contrarian means not to go slavishly against the grain, but to be always independent in your thinking. It [is] simply that we and the short-term smart money were operating according to different time frames." - Mark Mobius - Passport to Profits: Why the Next Investment Windfalls Will be Found Abroad and How to Grab Your Share

Quote: Mark Mobius – Passport to Profits

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