Exactly 2-1/2 years after 9/11/01... coincidence?
Jesse Livermore blew out a few times, yet "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" is still considered required reading in our profession.
There's a story about Paul Tudor Jones: even after he became hugely successful, with offices on three continents, he continued to rent the "dingy...
One of the lessons we learned back in the 1980s is that Japan doesn't play "fair". They play to win. Not that there's anything wrong with that....
"Win or lose, everybody gets what they want out of the market." My opinion, from reading his books: Niederhoffer wants to be the underdog who...
Self-taught. And yes, it took a long time and was expensive.
Actually they have a lot in common, in that they both sell premium as a core strategy.
Saxon, For my own trading style on the eminis, which is not high volume but fairly high frequency (generally a few dozen round trips per day)...
Not by itself - I've seen legitimate sysadmin email full of typos and grammatical mistakes. But it looked suspicious enough that I examined the...
Yes, someone is getting clever. I got this one (below), and a friend got one targeted specifically for Lycos users. I'm sure that quite a few...
I'll second dbphoenix's suggestion to hit the library first. While it's true that a single idea gleaned from a book may justify the purchase...
Saxon, sometimes you just need to admit that you're wrong and move on. Getting the facts straight on details that affect your livelihood is not...
I figure the computer makes less mistakes than I would. :) Anyway, I don't let it run unattended. Like any boss, I watch it closely to keep it...
Not the best for someone just starting out with automated trading? Who would you recommend instead? As Nitro said, the API is free and well...
"In the seven years he has managed money, Cohen has averaged a compounded annual return of 45 percent, with only three losing months in the entire...
rgelite, We might have to agree to disagree if only for lack of sufficient hours to continue the discussion! (Which is exactly the argument...
rgelite, Coincidentally, I read the latter of the two articles you cited just before writing my earlier post. (I wanted some background on the...
Well, in this case it got the timing right, but the direction wrong...
rgelite, I'm a Libertarian and probably have similar beliefs to yours in general, but insider trading is breach of contract. Stockholders (and...
Probably word got out that the jury was about to reach a verdict. The assumption was that a quick decision would mean "Not guilty".
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