Recent content by thn5625

GS is only doing this temporarily. Again, another genius move by those at GS, proving they are smarter than the rest of us. Essentially, we are all assuming they will be a permanent commercial bank. If anything this disguises their true motivation which is to: -Delay/fend off the Fed from...

Deregulation isnt the answer. I agree. The danger is thinking the answer to the subprime woe is to start regulating the economy. Its never either or in the markets. First, the subprime woes do not mean we go away from a free market and into a regulated market. You must realize the other...

I cant believe the threadstarter is trading in a capitalistic market. This is soooo easy to explain. Noticed the Democrats who improved their economy were in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 1 was after a world war. In those years, Democrats supported less govt intervention and free markets. Through...

Good post risktrader. To the thread starter: have you considered that your method can be used if you trade once or twice a year? What I mean is that ideal condition in which the price moves smoothly down without retracement doesnt happen often. (and this is very very ideal and not necesarily...

I love China's success but you do not know macroeconomics well if you think China's long term success can be maximized without the U.S. Well, most of the population including very educated people just like yourself do not truly understand it-- What we are seeing around the globe is a movement...

I would think that as an undergrad you should be exposed to research, but that would have to start with your initiative. Not everyone can do meaningful research and its usually done after advance MS level coursework and not everyone can do it. At this point, just do your best in school. Have...

Of course. It is very laughable, I agree to even think of getting a mulitmillion dollar quant job.

I am not sure but it sounds like you must first see how each system does individually. Are they profitable individually? If so you can just trade both and one hedges the other. Then you can "balance" your portfolio but thats another subject. However, if you are telling me the systems are...

You know, tape readers in the past (I dont know about now) trade without charts. They were able to identify trends and patterns looking at the info flashing on a ticker. Perhaps he will be able to develop a sense of the market that you and I cannot sense b/c he will see things differently...

Some Quants/Mathematicians say that the math studied in Econ and Finance Master's programs are not advanced compared to fields that deal solely with mathematics. This is mainly true. However, it is implied that these econ and finance scholars do not have the ability to know advanced math...

First of all dont study econ if you are looking for the "right" answer to how things work. As someone who studied econ I actually think disagreement is healthy. Challenging theories and opinions: Thats how we advance in knowledge. I would also study mathematics as well as econ. As for...

Use your common sense. Which one has more market value? A roll of dollars bills are worth more than a roll of toilet paper. However, toilet paper's utility quickly increases if you were stranded on an island. Would you rather have the luxury of soft paper or some harsh dollar bills?

Ok guys, I study this topic in grad schol, so heres my humble opinion. Economists study in areas that are difficult to run controlled experiments. Here's some distinctions. A controlled experiment can be a drug company doing drug trials. The variables they try to explain can be controlled by...

Traderguy, Try to keep your focus which to trade! You can either see this bad time in two ways: Financial or Emotional If you see it as financial then you must keep trading. Markets will force you to have large drawdowns. Trading 101 is to protect your trading capital. Try...