At a high-level Harvard Law session examining markets, automation, and systemic risk,Joseph Plazo delivered a stark message that cut through decades of romanticism surrounding trading floors and human intuition:“Trading was never conquered by better traders. It was conquered by better systems.”What followed was a rigorous, historically grounded

During a closed-door Harvard Law forum attended by regulators, institutional investors, and senior attorneys,Joseph Plazo delivered a stark message that cut through decades of romanticism surrounding trading floors and human intuition:“Trading was never conquered by better traders. It was conquered by better systems.”What followed was a rigorou