Write-Offs: 03.12.10

$$$ Cheap cigars, politics and the Volcker Rule [Reuters]

$$$ Why Did Lehman Behave So Idiotically? [HuffPo]

$$$ Tudor Tensor’s überquant, Steve Evans, was a video gamer kingpin in his youth [CTNews]

$$$It is estimated that some 50% of all traders have a subconscious desire to lose.” [CNBC]

$$$ So,…

Open Thread: What Will 2010 Bring?

It was suggested in today’s Guide to the 2010 Outlooks post that a survey of readers might be both fun and instructive.

So here is your chance:What do you see taking place in 2010? Feel free to weigh in on:

• Economy (including Employment,…