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  1. psychologically easier poker or trading?

    There is absolutely no comparison. Live poker on the pro level is, ultimately, a psychological battle... And requires world class mental...
    Post by: QuantPlus, Jun 30, 2007 in forum: Psychology

  2. successful traders are obligated to Teach, here is why.

    The sheer idiocy of this thread... Illustrates perfectly why... No successful trader would ever post valuable information. "Do not throw your...
    Post by: QuantPlus, Jun 30, 2007 in forum: Psychology

  3. 2nd try: what is easier, poker or trading?

    Successful pro trader for 15 years... Break even online player at low end NLHE SNGs. (1) Precise strategies for winning poker are all...
    Post by: QuantPlus, Jun 30, 2007 in forum: Psychology

  4. How do Hedge Funds get around the 90% Failure Rate?

    The same people... That were selling you worthless gold stocks 20 years ago... Are selling you worthless "hedge funds" today. Except the con...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 31, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  5. How do Hedge Funds get around the 90% Failure Rate?

    imo... A better way to put it... Is that 90% of hedge funds have zero chance of outperforming the market... Except by sheer luck. And here...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 30, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  6. tick by tick with Interactive brokers

    You mean that you still actually think... That tick-by-tick pattern analysis has value? Maybe when the world had 1/8 or 1/16 ticks... But...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 29, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  7. I can't find a complete API that replaces CyberTrader

    IB's API has shortcomings... That require creative programming to overcome. There are ** many ** IB API front ends out there... Take your pick.
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 29, 2007 in forum: Automated Trading

  8. Nasem Taleb of 'Black Swan' Fame Will Be On The Colbert Report Tonight @ 11:30 PM

    Excellent post. I used to be a pro sports bettor in Las Vegas... And sports betting lines are FAR more efficient... Then pricing on the NYSE....
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 11, 2007 in forum: Trading

  9. Nasem Taleb of 'Black Swan' Fame Will Be On The Colbert Report Tonight @ 11:30 PM

    Determining whether FAR out-of-the-money options... Have been mispriced the last 20 years... Is TRIVIAL. I could do it in one weekend... But...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 11, 2007 in forum: Trading

  10. Can I be a non-professional trader with a general partnership at IB?

    (1) IB can uses ANY criteria they like to classify you as a "professional". For example, opening an "institutional" account. (2) IB makes...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 11, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  11. Nasem Taleb of 'Black Swan' Fame Will Be On The Colbert Report Tonight @ 11:30 PM

    Taleb has never said that ANYTHING is predictable... Only that unlikely events happen more often... Than experienced, professional option market...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 11, 2007 in forum: Trading

  12. Nasem Taleb of 'Black Swan' Fame Will Be On The Colbert Report Tonight @ 11:30 PM

    You REFUSE to apply even the most basic critical analysis to Taleb... 100% of your posts are hearsay and rumors or Taleb promotional talking...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 10, 2007 in forum: Trading

  13. Please Vote for this IB Feature

    A professional or small trading firm... Would use IB's TWS as an order entry platform ONLY... And subscribe to professional quality quotes...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 9, 2007 in forum: Interactive Brokers

  14. My backtested system consistently beats the S&P500

    If you cannot answer this question... Then you are at the level... Of a dude that dropped out of freshman stats in the first semester at age 18....
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 9, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  15. How to filter out trending stocks in mean reversion strategy

    Stocks do not revert to a "mean"... This is statistically bogus TA type thinking. But stocks MAY revert to a medium term historical ratio......
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 8, 2007 in forum: Strategy Building

  16. Is technical analysis getting the recognition it deserves in university studies?

    Back-testing "TA techniques" is trivial. (1) Promoters don't bother because they will sell you ANYTHING. (2) Users NEED to have their...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 8, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading

  17. Economics of Renting vs. Owning

    Also... The ** psychological makeup ** of a Pro Trader and a Real Estate Investor... Are 100% opposite and incompatible. You can be very...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 7, 2007 in forum: Economics

  18. Economics of Renting vs. Owning

    You and your kin live a Simple Life. It's never about "investing the difference"... Since NO "investment" will EVER outperform leveraged real...
    Post by: QuantPlus, May 7, 2007 in forum: Economics

  19. What problems are you having with latest TWS?

    That's right. IB has chronic, simple SERVER RELATED problems... Such as a specific account that will not connect for one hour... While all...
    Post by: QuantPlus, Apr 29, 2007 in forum: Retail Brokers

  20. Benefits to Incorporating In Canada for traders

    This is 2007. Simple tax loopholes were all closed long ago. Always assume the above to start. Keeping the above in mind... An individual...
    Post by: QuantPlus, Apr 28, 2007 in forum: Professional Trading
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