Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-28-2007, 06:38 PM
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Re: Making a 2+2 trading system
Interesting read on Simons that was on berg the other day. Here's just a few parts of it.
By Richard Teitelbaum
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- On a hot afternoon in September,
Renaissance...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-28-2007, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 120
Re: Futures Commisions
Ripped off, but standard for your average joe setup at Etrade.
At the very least switch to Interactive Brokers. About half what you are paying now roundturn and no minimum required.
If you...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-13-2007, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 466
Re: Ask mrbaseball about trading for a living
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hapa / others,
Obviously to a nontrader that setup looks ridiculous, but realistically, why isn't it standard? The cost of 24 or even 100 monitors to any profitable trader is chump...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-12-2007, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 466
Re: Ask mrbaseball about trading for a living
Thanks for starting this thread.
MrB,
Would love to hear some funny/entertaining stories from your days on the floor.
To those asking about getting into trading, I think it's good to do a...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-20-2007, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 128
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-19-2007, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 128
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
07-18-2007, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 337
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Forum: BBV4Life
06-21-2007, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 169
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-10-2007, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 79
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-10-2007, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 79
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-08-2007, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 417
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-08-2007, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 417
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-07-2007, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 171
Views: 561
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-07-2007, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 561
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-07-2007, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 171
Views: 561
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-23-2006, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 130
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-19-2006, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 55
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-04-2006, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 171
Re: tips for getting full-time offer on Wall St.
1) Yes.
2) Definitely possible but would first need to be a strong performer and build relationships.
3) I don't know Najdor's background but GPA does matter to HR who need to screen resumes....
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-25-2006, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 715
Re: Let\'s Read
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Give me something I can use, that is quantifiable, verifiable, and actionable. The real problem is that anyone who has good ideas about system development and evaluation isn't going to...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-26-2006, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 91
quant screening on a universe of stocks
Are uni and/or multivariate factor screens useful to filter for possible investment candidates? And if so, can someone point to good research on the subject? i.e. scanning and ranking the entire S&P...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-20-2006, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 51
Re: What profession is for me?
gonna need a quant phd + excellent programming skills for that
he likes options, so why not stick with that and become an options MM or prop trader?
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-31-2006, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 73
Re: Ask the Hedge Fund Accountant
1. How many people typically work at a $1 bln fund? (any strategy) Please include breakdowns of how many people in each dept.(i.e. 3 ops, 4 PMs, 2 traders, 2 IT, 3 analyst, etc)
2. In general,...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-09-2006, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 157
Re: Quickest path for me to become a trader
Bright isn't a true prop firm because they require you to put up capital. But on the other hand you get to keep 100% of your profits. Many people in the industry will look down on firms like Bright,...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-09-2006, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 157
Re: Quickest path for me to become a trader
Sorry, my education chart is a bit misleading because it leaves out regular undergrads.
Undergrads from top schools, typically quant oriented majors(math, stats, finance, accounting, physics,...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
03-09-2006, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 157
Re: Quickest path for me to become a trader
Don't mean to beat a dead horse but just saw this old thread and wanted to make a few comments.
Designations/degrees and their usefulness for institutional jobs:
CFA = equity research analyst,...
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