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As a single actor you can bend, but never break the rules. So you can achieve way better returns than the market as a whole does. Over time 10 - 200 x returns is achievable, don't think it comes cheap though, you need to dedicate large chunks of your life to it, and nothing is a guarantee.

However, the math approach to finance works because in its essence it is quantifying human reactions and or emotions, which in large crowds turns out to be more predictable. In the short run, still, software holds its edge with its probability approach but its not smart so that it is basically a rent seeker.