Jonathan Hoenig on The Workings of Financial Markets
Radio Interview: 24 July 2013
I interviewed Jonathan Hoenig on "The Workings of Financial Markets" on 24 July 2013. Listen to or download this episode of Philosophy in Action Radio below.
Financial markets are often vilified – and misunderstood. How do financial markets work? What impact do they have on the economy? Are they dangerous – or beneficial? What is the government's current versus proper role in financial markets?
Jonathan Hoenig is portfolio manager at Capitalistpig Hedge Fund LLC. He appears regularly on Fox News.
Tags: Economics, Economy, Finance, Law, Politics, Productivity, Rights, Trade
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About the Podcast
- The nature and workings of financial markets
- About hedge funds
- The workings of trading
- The purpose of the markets
- The rationality of traders
- The basis of prices
- Traders as "speculators" and "greedy"
- The risk of markets
- Innovation in financial markets
- The hours of markets
- Labor theory of value and zero-sum trades
- Government regulations on financial markets
- The ban on advertising hedge funds
- The negative effects of regulations
- The ban on onion futures
- The financial crisis
- The proper role of the governments in financial markets
- Government regulations on price
- Limits on hedge fund investors
- Bitcoin
- "Greed Is Good: The Capitalist Pig Guide to Investing" and Ayn Rand
Relevant Links
- The Objective Standard: Jonathan Hoenig and The Objective Standard--Lawbreakers No More:
- Institute for Justice: Taucher v. Born: IJ Defeats the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Licensing of Internet & Software Publishers
- Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand
- Greed Is Good: The Capitalist Pig Guide to Investing
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