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Horizon•Season 36•Episode 13

The Midas Formula

8.0/10 · 27 votesDec 2, 199960 min

Ranked #2 of 3 in Season 36•+0.7 vs season avg

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Horizon presents the extraordinary story of a beautiful mathematical formula that changed the world, the financial markets, and indeed capitalism itself. It could do the unthinkable - it took the risk out of playing the money-markets. To its inventors it brought the Nobel Prize for

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Episode Summary

"The Midas Formula" is episode 13 of Horizon season 36. It scored 8.0/10 from 27 votes, ranking #2 of 3 episodes this season (season average 7.3). It aired on December 2, 1999.

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