Profile of Brooke Allen

30-Year Industry Veteran Member Since: 5/8/2014
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Blog Posts: 7
Posts: 6

Brooke Allen is a 30-year industry veteran who most recently founded a quantitative trading desk now celebrating its 17th year in continuous operation. For years he wrote a monthly piece for International Family Magazine, in 2009 he founded NoShortageOfWork.com to discuss work life, and in 2011 he created Questions For Colleges (Q4Colleges.com) to discuss issues facing higher education. Now he is beginning a series for us here on his beloved Securities Industry. Before you decide to trust him or collaborate with him, look at BrookeAllen.com where you will find his Personal Disclosure Statement.

Want a Job? Stop Complaining and Start Problem Solving

12/23/2013
If you enjoy the status quo of unemployment, continue to be a victim. If you want to find work, become an expert problem solver

Can We Do Better? Stealing Other People's Property

4/16/2013
Banks have long been creating products that are so complex that clients, risk managers and even some of the firm's own salespeople can't understand what is actually in them.

Do Our Industry's Problems Stem From Bad Parenting?

3/27/2013
The problems of our industry boil down to spectacularly bad parenting.

What Need for Speed?

3/18/2013
So you think our modern market has fewer opportunities for gaming? Think again. A brief history of how someone can beat you in the market.

Can We Do Better? Take the Securities Industry Objective Quiz

3/11/2013
We should be honest about our true objectives.

Take It or Leave It: Is it Fair to Expect Fairness?

3/4/2013
Social scientists have invented a test to determine how much you care about fairness. Read about it and then take the test.

Can We Do Better? Ethics Needs to Come Out of Hiding

2/22/2013
Do you think "Ethics" should be more ingrained in every part of the business, rather than just an afterthought, or separate HR course? And should it have its own category on this site, rather than bury it?