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Category: Trading 101
- August 3, 2006Paul Tudor Jones Insights
A few pieces of Paul Tudor Jones’ insights. First on school: “In 1976 I started working on the floor as a clerk and then I became a broker for E.F. Hutton. In…
- July 30, 2006Blast from the Past: 1986
An article from Futures Magazine dated 1986 (PDF) from Tom Willis’ web site. The article titled, “Do Trading Advisors Run Into A Dollar Trading Barrier?” shows some fears have been around for…
- July 27, 2006Sell What You See, Not What You Think
A good excerpt from Yahoo Finance: The main rule for selling is to sell what you see, not what you think. This rather difficult concept is counterintuitive, because stocks often climax and…
- July 23, 2006More from Boone Pickens
I posted a quote the other day from Boone Pickens. Some more: Be willing to make decisions. That’s the most important quality in a good leader. Don’t fall victim to what I…
- July 18, 2006T. Boone Pickens on the Value of MBA
Last night on Nightline, T. Boone Pickens (made 1.4 billion in 2005) reminded the fawning reporter: “I have been broke 3 or 4 times. But fortunately for me I’m not an MBA,…
- June 22, 2006Orin Kramer: Chair of the State of New Jersey Investment Committee
Orin Kramer is Chair of the State of New Jersey Investment Committee and a General Partner of Kramer Spellman, L.P. managing private investment partnerships concentrated in public equities. He spoke the other…
- June 14, 2006Negatively Skewed Trading Strategies
An article titled Negatively Skewed Trading Strategies (PDF) by Glyn A. Holton is definitely worth reading. Well said. For those not following the logic here completely, take a read of Chapter 4…