Journey from investment bank to independent automated trader

Discussion in 'Journals' started by lolatency, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. The kid's got an engineering degree. Do you have a degree, and if so, in what? I can tell you right now, computer engineering is tough shit; my undergrad and grad degrees are in EE and one doesn't learn "IT" garbage in such a cirriculum (its like teaching a pro-golfer how to set a tee).

    As far as I can tell, he never claimed to be some IT expert. Also, my wife is a lawyer who knows copyright/IP law, so far, lolatency is alright and has done nothing wrong, unless he signed a contract stating otherwise.

    Lately, other than your occasional moment of semi-brillance, you've come across as an arrogant prick. Maybe its time to rethink your goals in life. Picking on some ambitious kid is a bit lame, don't you think?

    Mike
     
    #221     Jul 7, 2009
  2. GTS

    GTS

    Its an intelligence test; if you can't figure out how to unsubscribe your punishment is being forced to follow the thread.
     
    #222     Jul 7, 2009
  3. I think the punishment is too harsh in this case...
     
    #223     Jul 7, 2009
  4. Ha, I was in no way interested in your vol-bets or strategy.
     
    #224     Jul 7, 2009
  5. I'm asiaprop.

    Just look at it this way...

    TSGannGalt is the systematic trader side of one guy.
    asiaprop is the Options discretionary trading side of the same guy.
     
    #225     Jul 7, 2009
  6. You can't. You have to deal with all my paranoia.

    You understand that this whole thread is me talking to myself all along.
     
    #226     Jul 7, 2009
  7. I know TSGannGalt in person and he was bringing all a whole lotta $$$$ for the firm we worked together at. You have no idea who you're talking to...

    Thank you Mike. I know that that I am not a criminal. There's nothing wrong with what I did. I only have low work ethics and everyone in finance is a theif anyways.

    Seriously, this moronic ambitious kid is spamming me with PMs threatening me and sending all these voodoo curses... This kid wants this thread to go down so I'm only helping him!!!!

    I'm a medical student in Europe and have traded part time for a few years. I'll be finished with school this year and can't decide if I should go for clinical medicine (with absolutely no chance of trading part time for at least 5 years) or if I should go full-time trading. This is a very difficult decision for me. Did any of you give up a career (medicine or other) for trading? Did you regret doing so?
    I am only semi-successful with trading (but I do make a profit), if I had to do it full-time with the pressure to make a living, it would be a different situation and I don't know if I could cope/or at least, if that would negatively affect my trading.On the other hand, if I commit all my time to trading, I might be more successful.
    I love the freedom of the trader, and I hate the lack of freedom in working in a hospital (I actually think that only other doctors can truely understand what I mean, it really is bad).
    I don't know if you can help, I hope some of you went through the same decision process as I am in now, and it would be great to know if you have been successful or not. A role model would be worth a lot.

    Thanks for your time!
     
    #227     Jul 7, 2009
  8. Can you find lolatency in here?
     
    #228     Jul 7, 2009
  9. Liquidity sucks. If you lift 20 lots the market disappears for up to 30 minutes. The spread is huge.
     
    #229     Jul 7, 2009
  10. No, that's not what it means.

    How many paying subscribers?
     
    #230     Jul 7, 2009