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Anyone try Assent? - they sound more reputable.

for longer term trading (not intraday) use: Position Size in Dollars= (1-3% of your capital)*(C / 3*atr(10)) you can use a longer timeframe for volatility, or use StDev instead of ATR. You just add a factor below to the system to limit the size in stocks or futures that aren't...

Either do I ! :)

with $10 million in spare capital you could. Use Markit data.

It hasn't gone through yet. But you would think the process would involve creating special subaccounts that allow you to put in up to $5k annually and then trade it anyway you like.

The vast majority of the book is about the accounting at Allied Capital, but there are alot of nice short stories about their positions since they started the fund. I sat down at the bookstore and browsed it in less than an hour.

Maybe - http://www.tower-research.com/ http://www.janestcapital.com/ Then there are your run of the mill quant funds- Renaissance, AQR, D. E Shaw, etc

http://www.bondbuyer.com/article.html?id=20080523F2N4W0PW&email=y Is this the start of a trend in municipal securities?

Vas, check out www.passthe7.com This is usually the test the more honest and reliable prop firms would require you pass to trade their capital with or without a capital deposit. Assent, Bright, for starts... Then there are the Market Making firms that are always hiring able...

Vasanath - my only advice is stay off this board. go to Wilmott or Nuclear Phynance much more relevant to your educational and software development level.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6121409064231775355

There are several CTAs that have bought up google adwords for certain words like "trendfollowing" Watch this: type in turtle trader in google - the adword on the right is for EMC Capital Management - a trend following managed futures fund.

The thing is .... 1. how long is it until inflation gets out of control... rendering fixed income ineffective 2. how credit worthy are any bonds in this environment- government sponsored or not... Seems like buying a building and renting to people might make sense at this junction...

Anyone have any experience with bonds from Orange County?

Toby Crabel? Uncorrelated- Think its $500k + though. Barron's is good for fund info but buyer beware- I think their numbers are month to month drawdowns not peak to through- they mask alot of volatility. Might want to read the Black Swan in passing- because you might get teased by...

Barron's has some info on Caxton I think. Single digit returns, low volatility... not like it used to be. You won't find anything on Citadel, SAC, etc... unless you read Trader Monthly - they estimate a traders take home based on some numbers they scrounged up at the end of every year.

rough stuff

I am getting ready to take it myself, I found a good book: "Pass The 7" by Robert Walker Firstbooks.com also has audio / and pdf based products that you can purchase and download, and they have been useful so far. They all avoid the BS and jargon with concrete, useful examples. I...

Question to anyone in the know - How can the medallion fund have a performance fee when it is primarily owned by Simons and his employees? It doesn't seem logical. My assumption is that there is no longer a performance fee attached to the fund, while there was when it was open to investors.

I use a HP 9650 (2 yr old model, look for a large print model ) for drafting 11 X 17 drawings. Works well. Decent on ink, could be a bit faster, but thats the way it goes when you go with 11 X 17.