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  1. Hedge Fund

    Yes, exactly. I used to a quant on the IB as well as money mgmt side of the biz. But a quant is more than just a programmer. He has to know 1)...
    Post by: trader99, May 1, 2002 in forum: Professional Trading

  2. Hedge Fund

    Well.. it's not that the statistical side of things is so important unless you are a quant fund then it's all statistics! but more traditional...
    Post by: trader99, May 1, 2002 in forum: Professional Trading

  3. Hedge Fund

    Hmm... That's hard to say. Performance do count a lot. But you gotta be able to manage size(in hundreds of millions or billions). So, let's say...
    Post by: trader99, May 1, 2002 in forum: Professional Trading

  4. Anybody making any real $$$???

    I would tend to agree. But I think different people have different time horizon. Daytraders horizon is only within the day and most don't even...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 30, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  5. Tell about your education

    Yes, I would agree! Education, though expensive in the U.S., is still very accessible! I went to a top Ivy Leage school that costed around $20K/yr...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 27, 2002 in forum: Politics

  6. Tell about your education

    I like to comment some things from those links: Jim Clark........self-made billionaire American businessman; founder of "Netscape"; first...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 27, 2002 in forum: Politics

  7. Tell about your education

    Interesting set of facts that are pretty well known. And the last link about Larry Ellison commencement speech at Yale is FAKE! Read NOT REAL!...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 27, 2002 in forum: Politics

  8. Anybody making any real $$$???

    Here's what I've reached in terms of conclusion due to soul-searching. Prop trading isn't for everyone. Trading in general isn't for everyone....
    Post by: trader99, Apr 26, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  9. any prop firms hiring?

    Yeah, I would totally agree! Prop trading isn't for everyone. Trading in general isn't for everyone. Investing isn't for everyone. Speculation...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 26, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  10. Tell about your education

    I think that's probably true of ANY competitive sports or activities. Someone once said,"You don't trade stocks! You trade against people!"...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 26, 2002 in forum: Politics

  11. Tell about your education

    Here's what I think. Trading is NOT a traditional job where education, credentials, and normal kinds of work is needed. Most people in our...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 26, 2002 in forum: Politics

  12. Tell about your education

    One more caveat... The only time and place when a really solid academic/education would be useful in trading is in quant trading. Quant...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 25, 2002 in forum: Politics

  13. Tell about your education

    Hmm... Very interesting discussion. Every once in a while, a discussion of this type pops up on this board. Here's my background and personal...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 25, 2002 in forum: Politics

  14. Anybody making any real $$$???

    hi traders! i'm back. Well, I don't think I meant in my first and original post for people to come out and say their actual "numbers" or...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 25, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  15. Anybody making any real $$$???

    daniel, daniel wrote:"If, however, you haven't got the 3 mil already, but instead have, say, $25 and you wanna be making $100k per year, you're...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 18, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  16. Anybody making any real $$$???

    vhehn: That was my POINT exactly to Don and his usage of the term "borrow" which I said is NOT what it's about. It's more liek allocation of...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 17, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  17. Anybody making any real $$$???

    Don: I hope you realizing i'm NOT in any remote sense of the word attacking you aka Hitman style. LOL. I'm just trying to clarify the various...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 17, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  18. Anybody making any real $$$???

    Don, Uh-huh. Again, I'm confounded. What you are stating is just the obvious facts of how capital markets work. They exist for allocation of...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 17, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  19. Anybody making any real $$$???

    HUH? Warren Buffet does NOT borrow money for his multi-billion dollar funds/LP. Those are his investors. You are saying apples and oranges here....
    Post by: trader99, Apr 17, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms

  20. Anybody making any real $$$???

    Don, Hmm.. I'm not sure if I understand your pointt here. You wrote:"Would it really matter to these people if they paid 72.50 or 72.70 on...
    Post by: trader99, Apr 17, 2002 in forum: Prop Firms
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