Will you buy timmay's hedge fund book?

[Reaver]

Quote from marketsurfer:

yes, but still totally totally different.

tim is a trader trying to start/run a hedge fund, much like many people here. isnt/wasn\'t connected with the machine like biggs is--- tim\'s book is entertaining and contains tons of info for the little guy starting out. you wont be able to do it in biggs style, however you may be able to pull it off timmmay style.

i reccomend both these books for a full perspective.

surf

Another recommendation from Surf....hmmmm Jeez you confuse me sometimes! So really, I know you recommend them and all..but are they good books?

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from Reaver:

Another recommendation from Surf....hmmmm Jeez you confuse me sometimes! So really, I know you recommend them and all..but are they good books?

yeah, they are both good books. different reasons, but both entertaining.

surf

 

[Reaver]

Quote from marketsurfer:

yeah, they are both good books. different reasons, but both entertaining.

surf

okay, and you\'re sure you aren\'t gonna go and change your mind on me in a few weeks?

 

[TimothySykes]

Quote from slacker:

The suspense is killing me....

My guess is that Timmay's book will be a "I could not make a buck, therefore everything is rigged; so you cannot make a buck either, stay away, very very far away. At the end he promises to never manage money again...."

Whine and cheese 24/7...

What else can he possible offer? Quick! Somebody tell me I am wrong....

Come on man, give me some credit. I've got all these newbies contacting me wanting to learn about trading and hedge funds--I'm not gonna feed them some BS. I aim to show them this industry is full of opportunity and will continue to be, but they also have to be careful and diligent at all times. This review says it best:


"The most realistic portrayal of the risks, rewards, joys, frustrations, exhilarations and the depths of a trader's life since Reminiscences of a Stock Operator."

--Craig L Howe, Faulkner and me, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

 

[Reaver]

Quote from TimothySykes:

Come on man, give me some credit. I\'ve got all these newbies contacting me wanting to learn about trading and hedge funds--I\'m not gonna feed them some BS. I aim to show them this industry is full of opportunity and will continue to be, but they also have to be careful and diligent at all times. This review says it best:


\"The most realistic portrayal of the risks, rewards, joys, frustrations, exhilarations and the depths of a trader\'s life since Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.\"

--Craig L Howe, Faulkner and me, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer

How would Mr. \"Howe, Faulkner and me\" know if it was realistic? Did he also run a hedge fund?

 

[TimothySykes]

Quote from Reaver:

How would Mr. \"Howe, Faulkner and me\" know if it was realistic? Did he also run a hedge fund?

Who knows and who cares. I bet he's a trader though. I didn't write this specifically for industry insiders like most of these incredibly boring finance books--this is for everybody.

 

[Reaver]

Quote from TimothySykes:

Who knows and who cares. I bet he\'s a trader though. I didn\'t write this specifically for industry insiders like most of these incredibly boring finance books--this is for everybody.

I think it affects the validity of the statement whether or not he ran a fund...

I mean if someone wrote a book about going to the moon...who am I to read it and say whether or not it is realistic....seeing as how I have never been to the moon..so how the hell do I know?

 

[TimothySykes]

Quote from Reaver:

I think it affects the validity of the statement whether or not he ran a fund...

I mean if someone wrote a book about going to the moon...who am I to read it and say whether or not it is realistic....seeing as how I have never been to the moon..so how the hell do I know?

He said my book is the most realistic portrait of TRADER'S LIFE, not a hedge fund manager's life and his website says he worked on Wall Street for 12 years, he knows what he's talking about.

 

[marketsurfer]

Quote from Reaver:

okay, and you\'re sure you aren\'t gonna go and change your mind on me in a few weeks?

nah, i still like "trend following" as a book. its a good read.

the issue with covel was, at the time, i didn't want him to use my name in marketing his products--nothing to do with the book itself.

as a note of clarification:

this situation played itself out and i appreciate him quoting me and am thankful for being included in his books. good stuff has come from it. doesn't mean i like the strategy called 'trend following" however!

regards,

surf

 

[TimothySykes]

If any of you guys are in the Houston area, I'll be answering questions on the business talk radio station 1320AM for the next hour---wish I could've given you more head's up