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Adam Hayes is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives
trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics
and behavioral finance. Adam received his master's in economics from The New School for
Social Research and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in sociology. He is
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Peggy James is a CPA with 8 years of experience in corporate accounting and finance who
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