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Modern life is littered with trivial, jargon-dependent incompatibilities, all of which make the adapter a symbol of mankind's inability to get along.
But, the same way novelists create art out of all sorts of privilege, from lawyers to aristocrats to snobby prep schoolers, Miller not only gets the reader to care about the anxieties and secret desires of investment bankers of all stripes, she also spins an exciting piece of intrigue from the concept, and one so dully dependent on jargon and paperwork to boot.
The travails of both reflect a sudden downturn in the trading of bonds, currencies and commodities (FICC in the jargon), on which they are unhealthily dependent.
In the jargon of the trade, such movies are "execution dependent" (they have to be good to succeed), rather than "audience dependent" (the audience will show up regardless of the quality).
But that only shows hedge-fund returns are not just dependent on skill ("alpha", in the jargon) but on general market movements ("beta").
"Japan sees its future as more dependent on capex than Americans or Europeans do," said Robert Feldman, an economist at Morgan Stanley in Japan, using the industry jargon for "capital expenditure," investment in new factories and equipment.
Awkward jargon.
Jargon incomprehensible to civilians.
The jargon is bracing.
Roadside stand jargon.
The jargon was prolific.
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