HOW A SELF-TAUGHT FILIPINO CODER GAVE THE MARKET A CONSCIENCE

By Forbes ContributorHe wasn’t from the finance elite. That’s how he beat them all.Quezon City, Philippines — Ten years ago, Joseph Plazo sat under flickering candlelight, debugging neural nets while the city powered down.The laptop was old. The electricity, unstable. But his resolve didn’t flicker.He was coding a tool the world hadn’t as

What happens when someone creates a trading AI that humiliates Wall Street—and then open-sources it?Singapore, 2025 — A hush fell over the Marina Bay Sands ballroom as Joseph Plazo stepped under the crystal chandeliers.Holding up a house-key-sized flash drive, he declared, “This made billions. It’s yours now.”Shock rippled through the aud