Efficient markets and P vs. NP

According to Phillip Maymin of the NYU Poly Department of Finance and Risk Engineering:

Markets are Efficient if and Only if P = NP

Abstract:
I prove that if markets are efficient, meaning current prices fully reflect all information available in past prices, then P = NP, meaning every computational problem whose solution can be verified in polynomial time can also be solved in polynomial time. I also prove the converse by showing how we can “program” the market to solve NP-complete problems. Since P probably does not equal NP, markets are probably not efficient. Specifically, markets become increasingly inefficient as the time series lengthens or becomes more frequent. An illustration by way of partitioning the excess returns to momentum strategies based on data availability confirms this prediction.

I guess this means that libertarians will be petitioning the Clay institute to collect their million dollars then?
 

Habemus Papam(s)!

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The conclave has reached an agreement. The new quantum papal dynasty will be a triumvirate consisting of:

  • Charlie Bennett
  • Aram Harrow
  • Steve Flammia

For those of you concerned about having three pontiffs at the same time, fear not: there is historical precedence. Urbi et Orbi.