I agree completely - because if the analysis is done at the end of the price bar, you don't know how many whipsaws would have occurred before the...
no, if you go to www.nasdaq-100.com you will see that July 11's NAV was 38.13 and the closing price was 38.12 I don't think the NAV is...
probably a legitimate path - if you come up with good ideas, then the portfolio managers will start to listen to you
Hi, can you explain something? I thought only the NYMEX minis could be done electronically; whereas the big contracts are not available during...
ozzy - we should start a thread for you... just reading this thread quickly before shutting down & came across your story... I suspect if you...
Out of pure curiousity, do you think there is higher potential in prop futures? I am honestly not sure. I've long considered prop equities but...
In my opinion, investors in hedge funds also like the managers to have a significant portion of their own wealth in the hedge fund. This shows...
by the way, I'd like to look at the charts, can you give us the ticker symbols / exchange?
I think this happens all the time in the "junior" sector of the capital markets.
If they have just started drilling, how do you know they are going to do very well? Isn't that like knowing you are going to win the lottery?
Brandon, I've never been a paid subscriber. But I've read stuff you've (or Toni) written and posted at various points in the past, and always...
in the end though, it's kind of an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em..." that's why I want to become a prop trader :-)
good points, definitely ANY senior mgmt of any trading group, that thinks there is a risk limit (based on end of day) of X, but intraday their...
I think your point #1 is totally incorrect. Capital is based on risk. It is not based on the funding requirement. Think of it like the...
It is not consistent. Some desks are stars one year and bad the next. But define repeatable edge? How much money you expect to make every...
As an extension to my previous posts, think of JPM (or other dealer) like this. Perhaps the capital allocated to the trading ops is $10 billion...
I work at a financial institution. When I was on the derivatives desk as a summer student I also asked along the lines of your question 4. I...
great point - I did notice him wiping his brow quite a bit, and definitely that could be part of the "act" I like your heads up on the...
until tonight, I didn't actually know this was the name of his show, believe it or not - just thought it was an expression... But I ran across...
I will take a closer look, but on the surface the main problem is that the returns for bonds are not just the yield at the start (end) of the...
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