Quote from drcha:
And how about:
15. Trader is afraid that if he teaches someone else how to trade and they lose money using his method, they will sue him.
probably not a major concern, although perhaps people have tried to sue various courses.
an instructor does not owe a fiduciary duties to his students,
unlike a mutual fund, which should, in fact, manage other people's money "prudently", according to his business judgment
i think the best shot would be to argue there are some implied gaurantees of performance in a system.
well, there are tons of disclaimers to deal with that. that's the point. read the small print. some of it does make sense
the relationship between an instruction company and the student, is governed by contract. i'm sure there are tons of provisions on limitation of liability, 'no warranties' provisions, disclaimers etc etc etc
so the model is: "i teach you this super stuff, and from there you're on your own... if it doesn't work, too bad"
that's the point. a money manager, a fund manager can at least get sued for breach of fiduciary duty, maybe even fraud if there's crime involved. at least there is some chance of success, maybe a settlement somewhere along the way
trading methods . . . i don't know .. .
although i have to say this: audit firms do get sued now and then, because they sign off on their opinions about a company's financial position, it's a formal thing
i don't think bullshit training courses sign off on anything, except when they receive money from you . .. when it comes to other people's money, they're happy to sign off
Varima Garch