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Sverre Rørvik Nilsen aka finansakrobat

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Biography

Sverre Rørvik Nilsen is a financial entrepreneur working out of Oslo, Norway. He runs two financial startups: One is a trading platform; the other a newswire. Nilsen also consults for a number of different clients. He has a weekly webshow with Howard Lindzon at Stocktwits.

Author's Posts
The doomsday device in the war of the trading terminals

Two simple words could radically change the whole power dynamics in the huge financial software industry. They are “Federated Chat”.

In the past few months, the financial software sector has suffered something of… READ MORE ›

The Secret Revolution in Finance

The cold war in the world of trading and information is heating up, as Reuters scrambles to move clients over to a new platform. But this makes me ask myself two questions:… READ MORE ›

The Incredible Untold Story about How the Financial World Almost Ended

Everybody has heard the stories of the blowup of super hedge fund LTCM in the late 1990s, but as far as I know, no one has ever talked publicly about what it was like inside the fund as it… READ MORE ›

The Enron Code of Ethics handbook from July 2000 is a fascinating read

The Enron collapse now seems like a distant memory, and its scale is so tiny compared to the 2008–09 financial crisis that it almost feels like it wasn't really that bad. But it was.

The Worst Investment in the World

What if you could invest in something that has retained all the worst qualities from different asset classes? Would you buy it?

Let me present what I think is the very worst investment… READ MORE ›

Fear and Loathing in DC – A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Government Shutdown

One of the things you learn from years of dealing with markets, is that you can’t turn your back on a market participant, but always turn your back on a crisis. Especially… READ MORE ›

Crouching Shanghai, Hidden Free Trade Zone

SHANGHAI: With the free trade zone, the dozing Chinese panda may get a B12 shot and regain some of the massive potential from latter years.

While the financial world has put a ludicrously… READ MORE ›