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+1 Fool is making a real fool of himself in this thread. Accusing without any evidence whatsoever. Mods - Move this thread to chitchat.

Among small to mid tech entrepreneurs, 1000-2000 people taking home more than a million - just due to the sheer size in the tech space and the sheer number of firms, this should be true. However, you raise a good point of whether it is cash or stock?? Actually, it would be interesting to see...

good point, I am also going to probably get out

Adding short @ 1544

starting to scale into a short position short 1543 Will add at 1548

Let us compare the earnings of 2 finance PhD friends from a top tier school. One joins academics and in 5 years becomes a fully tenured professor in a business school at a public university. Another joins an exotic desk in an investment bank and becomes a director in 5 years. The business...

Finance attracts very smart people. A lot of people with PhDs in hard sciences go for degrees like MFE just so that they can enter the hallowed portals of banks. A lot of people are like this but a lot of people ultimately develop a great amount of balance in their lives. Having balance in...

I am not comparing technologists at banks with bank traders. I am comparing bank traders with people who started IT firms. Some people on this thread were specifically comparing with top tier BB - I count JP, MS, GS, DB in top 4. Others like SG, HSBC, Nomura, CS, UBS are big but not Bulge...

I used to have the same attitude and was probably a tad bit more aggressive than you are about promoting my firm and WS top tier banks in general. I used to believe deep down from my heart that aggressive cut throat culture at WS is great. Not any more though! I think with time, a person gains...

+1 I used to always think this is true, glad to see another long term member independently arrive at the same conclusion.

Fool - provide evidence. Otherwise I am afraid to say your name seems apt :p :D

Can you give more information ? How do you know eye came in and watched? What is so special about the research that you did that you think its worth their time to watch you? Unless and until if what you have researched is worth millions of dollars with extremely low risk?

nice thread and interesting post. Makes some good points. Like a lot of things we take for granted - for a lot of people, they are extremely unnatural. People are different and probably its not best to look at everyone with one eye or using a narrow perspective. Whether an investment banker or a...

Good post. I think Ivy league business school professors would have the highest sharpe ratio on average. Once you get tenure and are working in a public univ like the Cal system, quality of life/life long easy and guaranteed income adjusted for risks etc. blows away even the directors in...

LOL. :D Actually, I had started this thread on the new website. I just re-posted it here since all that stuff got lost during website migration. I have just recovered from an illness. I have no energy for a debate as of now. If anyone does not agree with what I said, well I am fine with...

I have been at it for 4 years now. Took me 3 years to turn profitable. That is what I meant. Good Trading.

Filled long at 1539

Easily my worst trade of 2013 so far. Closing 1539.5 at a big loss. :( Long order for entry at 1539.

As they say - Just Do It! It will be a great gift to ET community from you :)

Adding to short at 1534.5