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  1. Brain Teaser

    A group of 2300 (two thousand + three hundred) people are selected at random. What is the probability that at least one person in the group...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jul 23, 2007 in forum: Chit Chat

  2. regarding markets that de-correlate

    Two markets that are highly correlated, are the US Dollar Index futures (traded at FINEX) and the EURIBOR futures (traded at LIFFE). Their...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jul 23, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  3. Methodology: Coin Flip

    A guy posted some test results of an unusual random-entry, random-exit system. Its similar to flipping coins. You randomly choose a trade entry...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jul 14, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  4. Bollinger Bands

    Employing Bollinger Bands as a mechanical system, to trade a very large portfolio of futures markets, yields quite pleasing results. Attached is...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jul 7, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  5. successful traders are obligated to Teach, here is why.

    It is a shame you haven't learned how to use the "Delete" button.
    Post by: horribilicus, Jun 29, 2007 in forum: Psychology

  6. Assets frozen at Lake Shore Asset Management by federal court

    Yale University has had spectacular success growing its endowment, by carefully selecting external managers to invest their funds. The head...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jun 29, 2007 in forum: Wall St. News

  7. Bollinger Band Width(20) -- General

    You asked a very general question and this is a very specific answer. It's specific to one of my favourite mutual funds, VFIIX (Vanguard GNMA...
    Post by: horribilicus, Apr 16, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  8. how do you evaluate yourselves, speculators?

    One of my friends is a member of a card counting team that plays blackjack in the western US: Las Vegas, Reno, Tahoe, Indian casinos, etc. He...
    Post by: horribilicus, Apr 13, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  9. determine trend?

    Just using the plain old momentum indicator to determine the trend, and then only trading with the trend, seems to help quite a bit. Momentum...
    Post by: horribilicus, Mar 17, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  10. anyone trade with Velocity Futures?

    I wonder whether several threads within a category can all have the same name? For example, here at Forums >> Direct-Access Brokers >> Retail...
    Post by: horribilicus, Mar 15, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  11. Why do folks reveal Profitable Strategies, are they NUTS?

    I wonder why DE Shaw and Winton and Campbell and Crabel don't reveal their profitable strategies? Here in this thread I have learned that it...
    Post by: horribilicus, Feb 10, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  12. Did I buy from a tradebot?

    You got filled at your price. End of discussion. Whether some other party did or did not make a profit, is none of your business.
    Post by: horribilicus, Feb 9, 2007 in forum: Order Execution

  13. Best way to destroy a hard drive?

    If you are under surveillance, fuck with their heads. Go to the computer surplus store / junk bin and buy a dozen old used hard drives....
    Post by: horribilicus, Feb 6, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  14. Historical Tech Analysis

    If it's important to you, it's probably important to a lot of other people too. Why not start a business (just as Baron started ET) to provide a...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jan 27, 2007 in forum: Technical Analysis

  15. Best way to destroy a hard drive?

    Drill a couple holes in the drive, including drilling through the middle of at least one IC chip visible on the circuit board. Then put it into...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jan 27, 2007 in forum: Hardware

  16. Lets Improve Basic EasyLanguage Program

    Inputs: MavDays(15), BandWidth(1.5); Vars: MyMiddleBand(0), MyUpperBand(0), MyLowerBand(0); Vars: MyProprietaryVolatility(0);...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jan 14, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  17. Portfolio Management Theory: Trendfollowing

    Trendfollowing is not "Portfolio Management Theory", it is a simple method of choosing when to enter and exit trades. You can apply it to a...
    Post by: horribilicus, Jan 13, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  18. Efficient Factor of EAs

    Maybe if you are interested, you could write a little program that simulates people (or "expert advisors") who trade at random. Then you can...
    Post by: horribilicus, Dec 15, 2006 in forum: Automated Trading

  19. Do you own a HP-12C financial calculator?

    Truth be told, the 10B is a better bond calculator. For serious quant work, I switch to the 11C which is marketed as a "Scientific" calculator....
    Post by: horribilicus, Nov 24, 2006 in forum: Hardware

  20. profiting from paint

    Nine trades seems like a terribly small number. I am more accustomed to seeing >8,000 trades in a test of a mechanical system, for example this one.
    Post by: horribilicus, Nov 21, 2006 in forum: Technical Analysis
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