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Take One Step Forward And Two Steps Back.
Once again Michael Pascoe gets it right. I worked in broking for years and two things amazed me. Firstly, how little brokers know about markets. They have a lot of platitudes in their sales arsenal but very few have a deep understanding of how the market actually works. Secondly, it is the most self interested…
10 Trading Tips to Fuel Your Profits
Hi, I’m Caroline Stephen. I’m the host of the Talking Trading radio show at www.talkingtrading.com.au. Each week I bring you free interviews so that you can hear what the movers and shakers are doing and trading in today’s markets. If you haven’t registered on that website yet, what in the heck are you waiting for?…
Oh My Goodness… You’ve Given Permission to What?
No financial condition is permanent unless you give it permission. Just what have you given permission to in your life that has taken hold? Might be time to re-assess… I’ve been through a few wipe-outs in my life. I was wiped out emotionally when I didn’t get into the University course I craved. I had…
High Speed Traders Trade Faster Than Low Speed Traders
The title is somewhat obvious but it hides a deeper point – there is an arms race going on the trading world and generally you are not part of it. I have had numerous discussions about the impact of HFT with various people, some of whom insist naively that the benefits and technology of HFT…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Random Wolf On Wall Street Could Calm Stock Markets
STOCK market investors who buy and sell on the flip of a coin might sound irresponsible, but a handful of random traders could be just what markets need to avoid bubbles and subsequent crashes. Financial booms and busts occur when traders all rush to purchase or sell stock just because others around them are. “I…
Fraud On Film: Why The Wolf of Wall Street Is A Hollywood Con Job
I had been planning to write a piece on that thieving prick Jordan Balfour since he is so archetypal of what is wrong with the finance industry. But every now and again someone comes along and does a much better job than you could and saves you the trouble. Sure, it has a big star…
