JOSEPH PLAZO OUTSMARTED WALL STREET—AND HANDED THE PLAYBOOK TO STUDENTS

By Forbes ContributorWall Street never saw him coming—because Joseph Plazo never played by its rules.Quezon City, Philippines — A decade ago, Joseph Plazo coded algorithms during brownouts, lit by candles and ambition.His gear was outdated. His ambition wasn’t.He was building something no one believed in—a trading AI that anticipated fear a

By Feature by Forbes Editorial TeamJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.Quezon City, Philippines — A decade ago, Joseph Plazo coded algorithms during brownouts, lit by candles and ambition.A secondhand laptop. A wobbly table. But the simulations ran.He was building something no one believed inâ€