Yes ! what a good idea. I'm impatiently waiting for this new forum. Do you want some more keywords ideas ? here are some : "heat" - "system...
Psytrade, Thanks for the advice. Montreal and all other canadian places (not just french speaking ones) are certainly pleasant places to live...
Hi JrKob, I'm answering because I' be sad to see a compatriot left with no answer. But I actually am a salary man, hence, take my words for...
And by curiosity I tried your numbers (with a little modification : I use the 16 of may as last date, instead of the 15, to have at least three...
Sandaq, why use 31/12/2007 ? we're actually 16/05/2007, and this should be your last date. Here is a link to an example, with spreadsheets to...
Equalizer, sorry for the mistake : I may have read your post a bit too quick. For the rest you're right : Excel uses an iterative algorithm to...
Second picture (Could not figure out how to link two pics at once) : the modified Dietz details :
Sandaq, This is what XIRR answers to : Said otherwise : I've deposited cash several times, at different dates; I have also withdrawn (or...
Sandaq, As long as you wanna use Excel, Tneub gave you the answer : it's the XIRR function. XIRR computes a so called "money weighted return"...
Maybe a little out of subject, but related to the system maintenance too, there is a little freeware called Sequoia which I appreciate a lot :...
Interresting thread. Turtle soup (An attempt to fade Turtle entries) may be another example of the drawbacks of making a pure mechanical system...
1. What lang did you start with? Don't remember. Certainely was a Basic. It was on an Oric atmos (Do you remember the black and red keybord ?)...
Easy enough for somebody with an oyster's brain to succeed: you just need to open the "protected" spreadsheet with Open Office (freeware, open...
GTS is right about links to sites you know nothing about, and the old ChkDsk is a good advice. It is specially good for detecting bad clusters,...
I was once in touch with the guys of "Rapid file defragmentor" (http://www.rapidfd.com/en/index.php) I've never used it, but it has a good...
Why don't you stay like that for now ? You're in the best possible situation : your job seems to leave enough time to study the markets, and...
Here is it : http://www.mechanicasoftware.com/ But you wont find anything interresting there : Seems to still be under developpement......
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