THE REBEL WHO OUTSMARTED WALL STREET—THEN GAVE AWAY THE CODE

By Guest Columnist, Forbes AsiaWall 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.The laptop was old. The electricity, unstable. But his resolve didn’t flicker.He built, in obscurity, a system that