Mark: Difference between revisions

From The Jolly Contrarian
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Created page with "A gullible fool; one easily persuaded of the merits of complicated final products, whether they are there or not. A dupe. A patsy. A derogatory term for a client. One wh..."
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
 
No edit summary
 
(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
A gullible fool; one easily persuaded of the merits of complicated final products, whether they are there or not. A dupe. A patsy. A derogatory term for a [[client]].  
{{def|Mark|/mɑːk/|n|}}
1. A gullible fool; one easily persuaded of the merits of complex final products, whether or not they have any. A dupe. A patsy. One who instinctively likes the sound of [[leveraged alpha]], and whose residual doubts about it can be easily assuaged by deft [[backtesting]].


One who likes the sound of [[leveraged alpha]], and whose residual doubts about can be easily assuaged by some rigourous [[backtesting]].
2. One who does not answer to [[Matthew]], [[Luke]], [[John]], [[Arthur]] or [[Martha]]. And that’s the gospel.
{{sa}}
*[[Client]]
*[[Leveraged alpha]]

Latest revision as of 15:31, 29 November 2020

The Jolly Contrarian’s Dictionary
The snippy guide to financial services lingo.™

Index — Click ᐅ to expand:

Tell me more
Sign up for our newsletter — or just get in touch: for ½ a weekly 🍺 you get to consult JC. Ask about it here.

Mark /mɑːk/ (n.)
1. A gullible fool; one easily persuaded of the merits of complex final products, whether or not they have any. A dupe. A patsy. One who instinctively likes the sound of leveraged alpha, and whose residual doubts about it can be easily assuaged by deft backtesting.

2. One who does not answer to Matthew, Luke, John, Arthur or Martha. And that’s the gospel.

See also