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·16 min readFour companies were in that room. Here is what their accounts say.On August 19, 2026, executives from several exchanges and trading platforms met at the White House to push the CLARITY Act. Four of those companies are publicly listed and file their accounts. This report does not comment on the meeting: it reads the financial statements, line by line.
$CSCO·14 min readCisco line by line: where every dollar that comes in goesAn income statement is not a list of figures: it is a journey in which every dollar that comes in is handed out until what is left is what is left. This report follows that journey through Cisco Systems' fiscal 2025 using the exact figures from its annual filing, and explains what each stretch reveals — and what it does not.
$CSCO·14 min readCisco line by line: where every dollar that comes in goesAn income statement is not a list of figures: it is a journey in which every dollar that comes in is handed out until what is left is what is left. This report follows that journey through Cisco Systems' fiscal 2025 using the exact figures from its annual filing, and explains what each stretch reveals — and what it does not.How the market works
see all 2 →·11 min readThe uninformed trader loses, whichever way they tradeMarket microstructure proves that anyone trading without an informational edge loses through both of the only two doors that exist: a limit order suffers adverse selection, and a market order pays a penalty for risk that other people create. There is no third door, and finding that out late costs an entire account.·9 min readWho sets your price: central order book versus counterparty modelThe question that decides whether a small edge survives is not what you trade but who quotes you. When the price comes out of a public order book you compete against the market; when your own counterparty sets it, you compete against someone who can also see your resting orders.