Extra Credit: The Rise and Fall of a Frat House Ponzi Scheme
3/12/202636 min
Syed Arbab looked like the next financial prodigy—a frat house day trader who turned beer-soaked bravado into a successful hedge fund. Except that wasn't exactly the whole truth. When the SEC came knocking, Syed doubled down, lied, and kept going.
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