THE REBEL WHO OUTSMARTED WALL STREET—THEN GAVE AWAY THE CODE

By Special Report by Forbes Technology DeskJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.Quezon City, Philippines — Ten years ago, Joseph Plazo sat under flickering candlelight, debugging neural nets while the city powered down.His gear was outdated. His ambition wasn’t.He built, in obscurity, a system

By Forbes ContributorWhat if someone created a market cheat code—and then uploaded it for the world to use?Hong Kong, 2025 — Inside a lecture hall at the University of Hong Kong, Joseph Plazo prepared to blow the minds of finance's future.Students leaned forward. Professors clicked record. A single line of code flashed onto the screen.“This l