Recent Content by anesthesiaman

  1. Analysis of my trading so far

    A few things things: 1) Some of you guys crack me up! Lol :) 2) Thank you psytrade for mentioning those physician traders. I may just look...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 28, 2010 in forum: Professional Trading

  2. Analysis of my trading so far

    Here you go: http://cl.ly/0f611085f9567416759c By the way: 1) I typically trade end of day - so yes I can trade futures while working...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 27, 2010 in forum: Professional Trading

  3. Analysis of my trading so far

    Hi dtrader98, Thank you for the well wishes. It is a cushy job and moreover it is fun - especially when I get to do big heart cases (1-2x /...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 27, 2010 in forum: Professional Trading

  4. Analysis of my trading so far

    Great thanks a bunch. No, there aren't fat tails. I started trading in 1999, learned how to do it consistently in 2003-2004, then stopped...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 27, 2010 in forum: Professional Trading

  5. Analysis of my trading so far

    Yes unfortunately I'm leaving medicine because of ObamaCare. 3 years is what our lawyers are telling us before things start to go into effect....
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 27, 2010 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. Analysis of my trading so far

    I am a 34 y/o anesthesiologist (no school loans) getting ready for the move out of medicine in 3 years due to ObamaCare. I know this thread title...
    Thread by: anesthesiaman, Oct 27, 2010, 16 replies, in forum: Professional Trading

  7. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    I sincerely thank you for your time and generosity. I was lookong for something like this. Yes I am very willing to learn. So much too learn, not...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 13, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  8. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    There are a few points that I think are important enough for me to butt in: 1. I was looking for a method to determine if my trading results...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 13, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  9. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    I sincerely thank you! You bring great happiness to my evening with new information to learn. I will begin to look up all that you tell me (b/c I...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 11, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  10. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    No I don't take it personally. But I do appreciate honesty. Strings of bad losses and/or a patient death is part of what we do. There is no way...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 10, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  11. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    Illiquid, you bring up some solid points. But there a couple of reasons why I tend to disagree with your opinion that i dont know anything and...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 9, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  12. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    Very insightful and helpful post masterjaz. Yeah I learned about leptokurtosis after reading up on the link that I posted about Barclays CTA's...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  13. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    OKAY! I found the answer myself. Some of you suggested monte carlo, others suggested that there is NO normal distribution, and others said...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: Risk Management

  14. Probability of success due to chance alone?

    Thanks so much for clarifying this. Your explanation is what I thought Kelly % meant but I wasn't sure. I like that you metioned something I think...
    Post by: anesthesiaman, Oct 7, 2010 in forum: Risk Management