It Could Be Worse
Its going to be 41 degrees celsius here in Melbourne today – part of our seemingly never ending summer heatwave. However, it could be worse.
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Wall Street Attracts Chop Shops 20 Years After ‘Wolf’
The concept of a chop or bucket shop is nothing really new, nor were they restricted to the US. Jessie Livermore makes reference to them at the early part of the 20th century and when I first started in broking there were still some futures and OTC option bucket shops still operating. I dont know…
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Training To Live With Pain: What We Can Learn From Olympic Athletes
“Pain is more than one thing,” explains Dr. Jeffrey Mogil, the head of the Pain Genetics Lab at McGill University. It’s a sensation, like vision or touch; it’s an emotion, like anger or sadness; and it’s also a “drive state” that compels action, like hunger. This is a neat little piece on what separates the…
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Michael Steinhardt, Wall Street’s Greatest Trader, Is Back
I first came across Michael Steinhardt in the original Market Wizards book. He always seemed to be a larger than life character with a wicked sense of humour – most of which was directed at hapless brokers.He retired from the hedge fund business many years ago but is now back apparently this time in a…
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The Survival Time Of Chocolates On Hospital Wards: Covert Observational Study
It is early in the year but we have a clubhouse leader for my favourite paper of the year. A higher chocolate consumption has been linked with reduced risks for the development of cardiometabolic disorders.1 The authors’ experience is that chocolate consumption in a hospital environment is a relatively common occurrence, and that gifts from patients…
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