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so all these professors customarily have a oh, say, 20, 30 ES contracts out while teaching their classes right? of course, they're not all that interested in the money, they really love the teaching, but hey, why not make a few hundred thousand a year on top with a few simple predictions...

i'm not so sure it's an implied threat. he could also have been reminding the other guy to stop being such an internet tough guy... which isn't necessarily threatening...

it is kinda amusing isn't it. "don't trade, you might lose. better invest for the long term". and how do they recommend you invest? well, obviously no one can beat the market so you'd buy and index fund (and lop off 1-2% pa in fees too). which, as you mention, is so laughable considering that...

Hang on just one cotton pickin minute... yet: what a tangled web we weave... ps - sorry to bust your balls kiddo, but i can't stand the BS that takes place on these boards...

inandlong, wouldn't a positive expectancy (whether developed through backtesting or experience) that you just apply by grinding out trade after trade be considered a 'statistical edge'. well, personally, that's how i conceptualize (my) trading.

corso, don't forget it's got to be worthwhile -- big $$$ -- for an institution, or hedge fund, to after the shortest time frames. so they're probably always be stuff do make money from in the 1000-2000 share short term timeframe range...

sheesh what a bunch of quitters! so the fistful of over the counter pills didn't work the first time.....TRY AGAIN!

hey traderfut, you met Dr Candle, now meet Mr Trader! (jekyll/hyde for those slow on the uptake..) :D

i say go for Iran. right next door.. you can really keep the momentum going... plus the vast majority of their population would probably roll out the red carpet for the US to topple their government...

http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/studies/final_report/pdf/472Edwards.pdf sure puts the Indian rope trick to shame, doesn't it...

and after that a cable car to Mars... brilliant

come on qdz, admit it, that was you!

i can only hope that you made that statement out of convenience...not because you actually believe it.. if you do actually believe it, that alone should be enough to disqualify your opinion on this topic from any serious consideration.

ok genius, so what sort of time frame should people be looking at? how long do people have to turn profitable before they "should not continue to trade, for their own good"? immediately? after 10 trades? 2 weeks? how long? obviously you are suggesting that there is an objective way...

"a huge tragedy" - yes, i agree. i just have to take issue when i hear it being paid greatest-tragedy-to-afflict-mankind type reverence...

well, i would look at the knowledge that we gained from going on the space explorations and have a look at what kind of use we've been able to make of such information; in other words a 'measurement'. now, it could be well be that the kind of information we gained is so difficult to evaluate...

well, not just in 'some way', they are all completely innocent. the thing is, by not diverting the train, you are simply allowing some event to occur. but by diverting the train, you are purposely taking someone's life.

hmm, i'm not so sure that the benefits of space exploration have been 'immeasurable'... in fact, i tend to think that the world today wouldn't really be all that different at all... i think we'd really have to wait another 1000 or so years before we can determine just how valuable space...

i would have the thought US President would be the most dangerous job. what, with a mortality rate currently running at nearly 10% (and only 4 years on the job)...

Babak: well i'd eat the food and then surrender, but, yeah, once the pain of hunger became unbearable i'd surrender. now hit me with the other option (i have a feeling i know where this is going..) Gekko: so, essentially, you think it's OK to kill a completely innocent man in order to...