I’m a bit confused. You don’t need programming help and you don’t need money, so do you just need someone to split the workload with?
Honestly, I think you might need a bit of luck in order to succeed with this, so I do wish you luck. I was in a slightly similar situation a while back where I was hesitating if I should start a collaboration or not. I did a fair bit of qualifying before moving forward, but the main concerns I had turned out to be real. Mainly that the guy I was working with had family obligations, a full time job and lacked the determination and motivation that I have. In the end, I don't think he was good enough either, although on paper he was very qualified and spoke highly of his capabilities. I ended up moving forward with it and it cost me a huge amount of time and ended up not leading anywhere in the end. So, I'm not going to repeat that again. If I need something done, I'll pay for it like I've always done. Most people are dreamers and can't sustain the motivation and determination that's necessary to become successful as soon as the initial motivation wears off. Would you collaborate with a programmer if it meant sharing your system/research? | Elite Trader
First of all, I said that the help of a programmer in the future will not hurt, but at the initial stage there is no urgent need for it. Moreover, at the initial stage, closed code is my “insurance” against scammers. Secondly, I don't need your money from a scam point of view. I am not suggesting that you transfer the Nth amount to my account with promises that I will return it someday. From this point of view, this is your “insurance” against fraud on my part. I am an adequate person and I understand that for any of the forum users I am a “black horse”, just like you are for me, so I think the interaction option I described is quite safe. No, well, if you really insist and want to transfer money to me, I will send you the account number in PM
I can say about myself that from the point of view of fading motivation, I am very purposeful and persistent, especially when I have studied the topic very thoroughly and see an improvement in my work results at each interaction.
But it would be nice to understand your motivation. I will assume that you just prefer answering over PM
Having been at it for 20 years I don't doubt that. My point is that it's a risk you're running with anyone you start out a collaboration with for various reasons. Most worthwhile projects of a certain scope ain't completed in a few weeks, so it takes a lot of commitment and determination to sustain the required effort for the time it takes until a satisfactory result is achieved - especially if R&D is involved.
Sir, It is accepted to say "I guess... I suppose..." in polite society when you don't have the facts. Or do you have facts to support your statement? Let’s say I can, if necessary, provide an IB account statement from the moment of its creation (approximately since 2006), which will show that there was no "blew out" as you put it. How are you going to prove your claim? Or are you a "babbler", Sir?