HE BUILT A 99% TRADING AI—THEN LET THE WORLD HAVE IT

By Feature Report by the Forbes Innovation TeamWhat if someone created a market cheat code—and then uploaded it for the world to use?Hong Kong, 2025 — In a sunlit University of Hong Kong classroom, Joseph Plazo walked the stage like a code-wielding prophet.The room froze as one command line appeared—quietly holding the blueprint of financial

By Guest Columnist, Forbes AsiaJoseph Plazo didn’t come from Wall Street. That’s exactly why he was able to beat it.In a hot Quezon City apartment, with fans off and lights out, Joseph Plazo kept coding—driven by vision alone.The laptop was old. The electricity, unstable. But his resolve didn’t flicker.He was coding a tool the world hadn’