HOME FORUMS BROKERS SOFTWARE BOOKS CONTACT US
Elite Trader Your Account  •  Become a Member  •  Help  •  Search    
    Forums ›› Main ›› Economics ›› Chess and the Stock Market  


Post A Reply
    Page 1 of 2:   1  2  
nitro
 

Registered: Sep 2001
Posts: 17946

 

11-14-11 03:05 PM

"Now we don't want to drive the world's top GMs from the chess world to the stock exchange, but have you ever considered whether the two areas have anything in common? Whether the "Prudent Man Rule" of economics can learn from the romantic era of chess, or behavioral finance from Bobby Fischer? Here's a grandmaster who has studied the subject and presents us his conclusions..."

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7671

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
Scataphagos
 

Registered: Apr 2009
Posts: 9163

 

11-14-11 03:38 PM


Quote from nitro:

"Now we don't want to drive the world's top GMs from the chess world to the stock exchange, but have you ever considered whether the two areas have anything in common? Whether the "Prudent Man Rule" of economics can learn from the romantic era of chess, or behavioral finance from Bobby Fischer? Here's a grandmaster who has studied the subject and presents us his conclusions..."

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7671



When younger, I played a lot of chess. Now older, I play a lot of market. The one thing I see them having in common... is that you have to "figure it out on the fly". A valuable ability in any endeavor.

(The last game of chess I played was at a party. The hosts' son was considered, at least by his parents, as some sort of prodigy. I hadn't played a single game in over 20 years, but I still took the little brat down. Parents cried "do over.. nobody beats this kid"... LOL! )

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
baggerlord
 

Registered: May 2003
Posts: 1113

 

11-14-11 03:52 PM

I'm a master and would say no, aside from meeting basic intelligence requirements.

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
MAESTRO
 

Registered: Nov 2004
Posts: 2364

 

11-14-11 03:55 PM

That is indeed a fascinating topic. One of my dearest friends - Ron Henley - a grandmaster of chess and ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Henley ) who is in very close relationship with all the best chess players in the world including Karpov and Kasparov has always been my sounding board for market strategies. We collaborated on many of his chess books (I was just providing him with some technical assistance) which gave me a chance to discuss some of my market strategies with him. We both agree that markets like chess have unlimited number of winning strategies and many of them are extremely similar. Risk management, sacrifice and other chess strategies are extremely useful for designing the winning market trading algorithms. Studying and playing chess is the best exercise IMHO to keep your market creativity sharp.

Cheers,
MAESTRO

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
clearinghouse
 

Registered: Aug 2010
Posts: 572

 

11-14-11 04:39 PM


Quote from Scataphagos:

When younger, I played a lot of chess. Now older, I play a lot of market. The one thing I see them having in common... is that you have to "figure it out on the fly". A valuable ability in any endeavor.

(The last game of chess I played was at a party. The hosts' son was considered, at least by his parents, as some sort of prodigy. I hadn't played a single game in over 20 years, but I still took the little brat down. Parents cried "do over.. nobody beats this kid"... LOL! )



Maddox, is that you?

http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=irule2

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
nutmeg
 

Registered: Jan 2007
Posts: 18222

 

11-14-11 04:42 PM

You guys are out of my league re chess but I've always considered the news as my opponent in the market in relationship to chess.

Some news is a "queen" move, other news might be a bishop or a knight offense. So on and so forth.

    Edit/Delete Quote Complain
    Page 1 of 2:   1  2  
Post A Reply


Receive an email whenever a new post is added to this thread by subscribing to it.
 
Rate This Thread:

Forum Jump:
 

 

   Conduct Rules  -  Privacy Policy  -  Day Trader -  Day Trader Forum -  Best Trading Software -  Sitemap Copyright © 2013, Elite Trader. All rights reserved.    
 
WHILE YOU'RE HERE, TAKE A MINUTE TO VISIT SOME OF OUR SPONSORS:
Advantage Futures
Futures Brokerage & Clearing
AMP Global Clearing
Futures and FX Trading
Bright Trading
Professional Equities Trading
CTS
Futures Trading Software
DaytradingBias.com
Professional Trading Analytics
ECHOtrade
Professional Trading Firm
eSignal
Trading Software Provider
FXCM
Forex Trading Services
Global Futures
Futures, Options & FX Trading
Interactive Brokers
Pro Gateway to World Markets
JC Trading Group
Direct Access Trading
MB Trading
Direct Access Trading
MultiCharts
Trading Software Provider
NinjaTrader
Trading Software Provider
OANDA
Currency Trading
optionshouse
Option Trading & Education
Rithmic
Futures Trade Execution Platform
SpeedTrader
Direct Access Trading
SpreadProfessor
Spread Trading Instruction
thinkorswim by TD Ameritrade
Direct Access TradingAdvertisement
TradersStudio
System Building & Backtesting
Trading Technologies
Trading Software Provider
Trend Following
Trading Systems Provider