HOW A SELF-TAUGHT FILIPINO CODER GAVE THE MARKET A CONSCIENCE

By Special Report by Forbes Technology DeskWall Street never saw him coming—because Joseph Plazo never played by its rules.Quezon City, Philippines — A decade ago, Joseph Plazo coded algorithms during brownouts, lit by candles and ambition.A secondhand laptop. A wobbly table. But the simulations ran.He was coding a tool the world hadn’t asked

When a technopreneur crafts a trading algorithm that beats Wall Street—and gives it away for free—you brace for either brilliance or bedlam.Singapore, 2025 — The room hushed as Joseph Plazo took the stage at the Marina Bay Sands.Holding up a house-key-sized flash drive, he declared, “This made billions. It’s yours now.”Shock rippled thr