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The formula that changed the world

The Midas Formula

In this week's More or Less, the story of Black-Scholes, the equation that transformed Wall Street - and the arguments over whether it made the world a better place, or helped cause the financial mess we have all been dealing with for the past five years.

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10 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Apr 2012 11:50GMT

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  • Sat 28 Apr 2012 22:50GMT
  • Sun 29 Apr 2012 11:50GMT

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