I think you've missed the point. Your $100k A->B->C etc example is a loan, and thus would be a liability for the borrower and an asset to the...
Your words, not mine. My view is that the serious money is out there, and for someone in my position this would be the place to go. I've talked...
Hi Demarco8 Welcome back to Seattle. I've been actually pondering the reverse move - moving from west out to the East coast or possibly...
PS I know that many funds take 2%/12, meaning they take their cut every month instead of all at once.. but for simplicity's sake, the example...
Wasn't sure where this fit.. mods move at your own discretion :D Another thing that's come to my attention is the alarming and increasing use...
Bill Cara has an excel of Amaranth's holdings as of June 30, 2006. http://www.billcara.com/archives/2006/09/amaranth_holdin.html
I think Bill from nodoodahs put it best:
The Sortino Ratio is often used in lieu of Sharpe ratio, where S = E[R-Rf]/stDev(negative excess returns). It does not penalize for upside...
Many firms also have restrictions on outside and personal trading accounts as well... so if you're really going to put your efforts into managing...
Some informative posts and resources linked by others. Great thread if not just for that :) But as many others have said, what is it that...
When I was starting out, http://www.investopedia.com was/is a great resource. It's got a simulator as well, although 20-min delay on trades and...
Found this interesting piece linked from another thread: http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_04_29_a_blowingup.htm Nassim Taleb vs Victor...
Hey Grob, thanks for your input. The equity chart is amazing when you look at it on the surface level. Not many can say they can provide such...
From speaking with many people, and much reading about risk, Kelly ratio cuts it too close for risk of ruin. Some people use a variation of...
Here's another piece from Eckhardt. Again, the idea is concentrating on the whole trade, not specifically entry or exit. "If you make a bad...
I would be curious as to the timeframe in which they did well; how did they fare in bear markets? (2000-2002). The market condition in which...
The way I see it, each trade has a loop: Entry Setup, Entry, Exit Setup, Exit. They work in conjunction with each other to produce an outcome....
Thanks for the input, Pabst. I did not mean to criticize Eckhardt as a person or his accomplishments; on the contrary, he is one of my...
I guess I'll begin this exploration into Eckhardt's approach. Eckhardt's emphasis of having to be 'right' or 'wrong', and the idea of FULLY...
William Eckhardt; infamous for his bet with Richard Dennis and the original Turtles. Read more about him here, and the turtle story here....
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