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every foundation-pimp in new york, paris, san fran and brussels had simultaneous visceral reactions upon seeing the headline...

OK, let's stop right here and issue a major fad alert. Throw the Fad Flag, if you will. When did "Math" become "maths?" Is that like "the new math?" Did it happen around the time a resume became a "cv," right after a medium iced coffee became a "tall?" About a decade after Gross...

no. should've posted a poll.

math...emotions? how about: math...laws of nature? emotions are how people react to the things that math measures.

<i>what is a good time frame? </i><P>I prefer now.

good burgers in NY: Morans, O'Hara's -- both by Ground Zero. Zeitzeff's is rather bland for all the hoopla, and way overpriced, even by NY standards, but it's good place to read the paper and chill -- great atmosphere. There is a greek joint in Brooklyn (yes, really)... off the Q train...

pretty scary how wrapped up in movies people can get...pretty blurry how the line between reality and fantasy gets...that's death to a trader. -- apismoclam's future epic

the WSJ reported yesterday that short interest hit a record high. I don't know if that was NYSE, I assume it was, and I don't know if it's in absolute shares or if it's in percentage of volume, I suspect the former. either way, even though I didn't bother to read the article, it's a head's...

everyone needs a wifey like that. Savant, are you posing as your own wife?

these wheels keep on turnin'...

"always follow the rules. know when to break the rules."

and I've been trading half my life and sometimes I feel like I want a trading strategy for dummies.

nick leeson. the guys at Long Term. George Soros when he thinks he's God. Taleb when he thinks he's humble. Anyone when he thinks there is no God. Jesse Livermore when he refused to hope. 90% of all traders, taken in aggregate. 90% of the sell side. 99.999% of the buy...

excellent post batman, thanks for the feedback.

time arbitrage.

and the rest won't care. :eek:

:D It's all about making a contribution to the field, using whatever venue is appropriate.

people forget that "genius fails," left to itself, with embarassing regularity and seemingly progressively larger consequences. a laser beam can put a nice little etching on your spleen or it can burn holes clean through you.

it's a bad trade.

I'm thinking of taking the Certificate in Quantitative Finance offered by Wilmott. Any thoughts?