Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-21-2007, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 128
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-10-2007, 12:28 AM
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Replies: 183
Views: 916
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-10-2007, 12:18 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 122
Re: Jim Cramer\'s nephew gives awful advice too
This is pretty sound advice. I'm 23, work in finance, and know a number of people who basically do this.
The reason to speculate is very simple: you are compensated for higher risk with higher...
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-09-2007, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 31
trips with bad kicker
comments on all streets appreciated
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))
SB: $318.20
BB: $1,083.75...
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 28
this would be standard except i\'m short
only read on villain is that he is somewhat loose passive, calls a lot preflop
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter...
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 84
Re: Xpost - 3bet KK pf oop on an Axx board.
unless you slowplay AK in these spots your line pretty much flips your hand over as a pair that is scared of that ace. If I'm villain and I think you're capable of making a tough laydown (which it...
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 84
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Forum: Medium Stakes
07-08-2007, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 19
top two on a scary board
Haven't seen much from villain but he has tag stats and I haven't seen him get out of line.
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $2/$4 Blinds - 3 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-21-2007, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 86
Re: what NOT to read (demon of our own design)
It sounds like his argument is that widespread use of leverage and derivatives might cause extreme market moves in certain conditions. This is not a trivial concern. I've seen quotes basically saying...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-21-2007, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 60
Re: BSAM\'s blow up. Laughable.
Barron,
Markets where no one knows how to correctly price assets are precisely the same ones that have the most inefficiencies to exploit. Obviously some amount of risk control is prudent, and VaR...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-05-2007, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 87
Re: financial market books to read
It's not that you can't be a value investor, it's just that Buffet is not a good example of value investing. You can find stocks of companies that you think have hidden value not reflected in the...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-05-2007, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 87
Re: financial market books to read
Barron,
For an interesting case study on what Buffett is talking about, read up on what Edward Lampert did with K-Mart.
It is surprising to me that people always use Buffet as an example of...
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Forum: Student Life
05-01-2007, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 80
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-28-2007, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 218
Re: Investing Myths: Alpha and Beta
"Thus, for investors who are neither high net worth nor financially sophisticated, index investing with periodic rebalancing of a sensibly diversified portfolio w/ minimized internal correlations, is...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-03-2007, 11:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 107
Re: When is active stock picking a good idea?
So those other factors you cite are exactly the things that equity analysts do well. In theory, those should be priced into the market already. Therefore, if I assume the market has correctly...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-03-2007, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 107
When is active stock picking a good idea?
I work in the investment industry, and based on what I've seen for almost all individual investors you are much better off putting your money into some combination of Vanguard index funds rather than...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-03-2007, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 53
Re: Need advice on graduate school decision
I did UG at Stanford and started a Masters there in Stat before quitting in the middle to join a hedge fund. I've taken a number of classes in the MSE program, both UG and G level.
In terms of...
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Forum: Poker Legislation
03-24-2007, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 51
taxes for a non pro
Hey all,
This question has probably been answered multiple times, but here it is again:
I play small stakes poker as a hobby. For 2005-2006 I cashed out around 2k, but since I was in college...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-14-2007, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 154
Re: Tell us about your job
How did you break into trading? This is a job I'm thinking about trying to get into some years down the road.
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-13-2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 195
Re: Why you\'ll never be rich
I'm going to throw some thoughts out there that are relevant to this discussion.
1. 75% of mutual funds, after fees, do not beat the S&P 500 over any time frame. This is well documented. More...
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Forum: Small Stakes
03-11-2007, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 47
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Forum: Small Stakes
03-11-2007, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 47
Re: 200NL - KK meets resistance
i don't understand why you guys are so happy to get AI here on either the flop or turn.
With no reads you are not concerned about sets, QT, or AA? Usually when someone suddenly wakes up to your...
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Forum: Full Ring
03-10-2007, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 1,017
Views: 6,180
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