Haha, another rather strange "methodology". He really does have a "modicum" of them. @thoreau, you can threaten me all you like, be racist,...
Btw, is Niederhoffer still banging Laurel Kenner? Actually, are you Ms Kenner?
I visited years ago. Where did you think I found the "let's short companies with lords/knights on their boards" flawed strategy?
If you want to follow or invest with a "Victor", then Victor Sperandeo is your man, not Niederhoffer. Sperandeo has 45 years of trading experience...
I recall reading a biography of George Soros some time ago. He said he had invested money with Niederhoffer and the acct did v well. Then whatever...
Ms Thoreau, I demonstrated the error in your definition of " modicum" which you didn't respond to but decided to personally attack me. I cannot...
i like this as well.
:D :cool:
Modicum = a moderate or small amount (from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/modicum) Taleb's quote, "missed just a modicum of...
No, but i certainty believe you may be. "While Niederhoffer had a publicized hiccup, some of his trainees fared well because they added rigor...
Another fascinating snippet re Soros. Both him and Warren Buffet are the same age, 80 years old!!! (yes, you're wondering too why the hell we...
AFAIK he no longer trades. In fact, i don't even know who the head trader for the Quantum fund is any more. Not sure if it even matters since,...
I think Victor N. is not particular thorough in his research. Apart from selling out of the money puts, he does have some other strategies. One...
Wow, you guys like to make stuff complicated!!!
+1
His results are what they are because he "went for the jugular" when he thought he was right. Fortunately for him he was right a lot of the time!
His fund lost $3 billion. He would have lost money as well since he is thought to own a big chunk of the fund, but it was probably nowhere near $3bn.
Thanks for the links. Do you know when the interview was done? Found it a bit surprising the second video was with David Cameron.
At present, we are in the midst of huge bull markets. Forget about HFT and picking up a few ticks here and there. From Reminiscences: âAnd...
I recall reading a few years ago his biography. If memory serves, he actually busted his own personal acct when he was around about 38 years old....
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