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Optimal Trading Using the Kelly Formula [Premium Articles]

The Kelly formula is based on the work of John Kelly of Bell Laboratories in the 1950s on the subject of telephone transmission signal to noise ratio. Professional gamblers and traders use a modified version of the original formula to determine optimal bet size. In this blog I will try to clarify a few  issues related to the use of this formula.