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The first 2 weeks were mostly about basic trading concepts... e.g. "What is a short sell" it is just starting to get fun... (and you still have time to put in the first homework and quizes...

what classes are you taking?

Hi Guys, Is anyone else using Coursera to sharpen up on trading skills (automated trading and such)?

I'm taking the class too... it is really good... I'm enjoying Python programming quite a lot! :D

Although my fingers itch to go and take that class (since I have a strong interest on R) right now the computational finance one looks like it is going to be a handful... plus I'm finishing another class on introduction to programming... I'll certainly check it out next time that the class...

In my case I'm an INTJ (google it). So I really can't help it. I'm always learning Ps Putting together your comment n your nick explains a lot.

Was that R class the one from Washington U? I'm setting up using virtual box if it turns out to be too slow I'll move to a full Ubuntu install. I downloaded the qstk yesterday gonna instal today to c how it goes.

Esignal == IDC :)

Im taking that class too :) Sounds like a lot of fun huh. :) What other classes have u taken in coursera?

You're right. I totally missed it when I read through the thread. Thnx 4 clarifying

if you have such an algo, then you probably want to stop trading retail and find yourself a decent prop shop where you can get liqudiity rebates passed through... (along with some good ole sweet inhouse leverage)

I wonder which specific IIROC rule forbits trading in Alberta... ?

Joke aside… yes you'll be able to get spare parts printed from your own stem cells. Dr Ayala in wake forest is already printing bladders and kidneys…

In 35 years you'll probably be able to print at both the nano and the mega scales… Airplanes, houses, aspirin, kidneys… at the pace the tech is evolving anything will be possible

I haven't seen a simulator that works for credit trading yet. You can't simulate queues. I traded credits for little more than 2 years before the days of reg nms.

Hey Ronin, Have you checked e-financial careers? you can find plenty of info there regarding the compensation that firms offer for potential trader hires... (usually for high end experienced traders though, not the fresh out of collegue types) efinancialcareers.com best of lucks

credit stocks usually move 3 or 4 cents a day... So when credit trading you're basically betting that you'll be able to buy and then sell some 6 times on one of these flat stocks before you have to take a 1 cent loser. risk management is a must in such a strategy, since you're making 0 pnl you...

the nasdaq and nyse ones change on a periodical basis, not real time. and they change only in the last few minutes before the auction. :)

Hi Kimani, Interesting concept. Is there a particular distribution within each archetype? e.g. do bipolars happen to fall more on the Hero spectrum? or aspergers on the Old man spectrum? is it randomly distributed within each archeotype? Or are there patterns? Also...

Can you please expand on the "smart" quotes ? or point to some reference material about it? I'm not familiar with the concept. Thanks.