Recent content by TheFinn

and they get a whole $4 per user

I've tried US Stocks, Japanese futures and FOREX and failed at all. However, people on this board seem to think stocks is the most realistic way to make money because there are thousands to choose from.

The 10-year AAPL charts looks the opposite of MSFT/WalMart. It's is pure growth. Obviously, they had a bunch of new products and a ton of hype, being Apple and all.

Yes. I imagine there are a lot of stocks out there like that. I looked at another blue chip, GE, and its stock price over the last decade looked remarkable like its profit curve.

You want to know what, what to start trading?

Yeah, I would have just expected it to be a steady upswing with some dips, not the erratic up-and-down that the decade charts looks like. Cutten is right, I guess, crazy over-expectations. What purpose do the expectation-setters serve?

Everyone copies in this industry

I'm looking at the price of MSFT for the last 1o years, it has moved up and now over that period, but it was around 26 10 years ago and now is at 30.82. I looked at their profit on wolfram alpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=microsoft+quarterly+profit see chart at bottom Their...

Is it really better for them to take the lump sum? Is it realistic for them to make $150 million from the $104 million lump sum over 20 years?

You probably answered this question somewhere in this thread, but I'll ask anyway: what do you use to calculate volatility of a stock? A specific indicator?

I majored in business, then took 7 weeks of computer classes and went directly into a computer job. Most of the stuff you learn in college you forget, anyway. It's a waste of money. They should shorten it for most professions, but, unfortunately, companies love to see a degree on your resume.

Joe gave Bob $1, so Bob is +$1 and Joe is -$1 = zero sum Becky gave Joe $2, so Becky is -$2 and Joe is +2 = zero sum Am I missing something?

I attempted to trade stocks back then. Used MB Trader (It was called something like that). I had to pay $250 a month in fees. Didn't have any success, but I was trading from work. Yeah, I know. I remember I made $800 in like 10 minutes in one trade and was on top of the world. Lost it just...

Can't speak for other industries, but I can say for a FACT that if you have IT experience, the job market in the city I live in is crazy right now. I get at least one call/email a day from a recruiter looking for IT people.