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I mostly lurk on these boards for entertainment purposes and occasionally post when I feel compelled. I have tried to skim a few of the Hersey threads, but immediately came to the conclusion that they are (to be very polite) the thoughts of a mind which is totally alien to mine. Having said...

I can make Thursday ... I assume 6 PM is still the designated time?

I just noticed this thread ... I assume the hook-up is still a go? I'll show up and tilt a couple.

I can definitely relate that what you're saying. I now just tell everyone that I develop automated trading systems for the financial markets (they just happen to be for personal use only :) ) and then change the subject. The same is now true for the real estate speculator ... it's now...

That was one very wise Roman philosopher! Definitely a quote for the ages. I don't think I've ever seen it stated more succinctly.

I couldn't agree more! I think we need government regulation for anyone who wants to put more than $25K into any business venture or investment. I think all of those who buy homes worth more than $25K should be regulated. Maybe they should have to get some sort of real estate license and should...

Looks about right ... no correlation. If you were to perform the same analysis during the Bubble you would get a completely different result. It was definitely much easier to make lots of money back then. I think it was around 2002 when all of the old reliable "easy money" relationships started...

Are you talking about people who trade the markets for a living ... if so, I don't personally know of any. I've heard rumors that during the Bubble, Tampa supported a few prop shops? There seems to be a fair number of part-time or hobby traders who are interested in the markets. In general, I...

If you are using daily bars you still need to use intraday data to create those bars. It is extremely common for the open and close of a daily bar to NOT match the actual trading session open and close prices i.e. premarket and afterhours trading is included in the daily bar data. Your system...

Developers put Projects up for Sale http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/09/04/story2.html?page=5&b=1157342400^1337885 The Trump Tower in Tampa is visible from my balcony and there has been very little activity since January. The local press has been reporting that...

I have a suggestion for you Michael. Why don't you request that these presenters state up front whether they make a living from trading or from selling their trading services. I am much more interested in hearing what a presenter has to say and sell, if they successfully practice what they...

It all depends on the size that you're trading relative to the liquidity of the trading instrument and your timeframe. All of my trading is very short term (most trades last less than 5 minutes) and my backtests match my actual results very closely. The biggest mistake most people make is they...

Do you want to backtest on intraday data or daily bars? I do all of my backtesting on portfolios of at least 500 stocks and I use tick data for the stocks.

Maybe I'm not following your line of thinking, but I'm not sure where the "Free Money" is coming from? http://www.cme.com/trading/prd/equity/fairvalue2543.html ------------ Regards, Slave2Market

The same is true for Tampa (I used to live in Miami Beach), but I know it's not as bad as Miami. I can count 17 cranes from my balcony, and there's many more that I can't see because my building is in the way. If you head out towards the beach, it's also crane city. The Florida state bird is...

I've thought about picking up some Miami condos on the cheap as the Bubble bursts over the next few years. Unfortunately, if you get into a building where a lot of the owners are getting crushed, then most of them are not paying their monthly dues. So either the building falls into disrepair or...

One thing I can guarantee is that the "real" shareholders would not vote to pay this guy $400M. Institutions likely hold the majority of this stock ... but they are actually managing the money for Joe 6-Pack. All J6P knows is that he has some money in his 401K or pension plan. He probably...

While the article by Petrov was mildly entertaining, his conclusions are based on cartoon economics. If he really has a Ph.D. in Economics from Ohio State University - then is just supports the fact that higher education does not equal higher thinking. The primary thing that one needs to really...

Your friend might be interested in attending some of the Tampa investor meetings hosted by this web-site: http://www.cornerstoneinvestorsnetwork.com/ I've been to a few, but never met anyone that actually traded for a living. They do cover a lot topics, so he might learn something about...

To the best of my knowledge there are no Prop firms in Tampa. As far as I can tell, Tampa is a complete and total trading vacuum. I think I might be the only person in Tampa that trades full-time for a living? Regards, Slave2Market