IB Olympiad System Outline: v.2
I previously posted a system outline and before that a trading plan for Interactive Brokers' Collegiate Olympiad. The criticism I…
SKF: Inverse Construction and Volatility
I previously explained why market returns should be lognormally distributed with positive daily expectation (not continuous). However, imagine a security…
India Trip
I've been in Mumbai since January 3rd and I'm leaving on the 16th. If anyone is interested in meeting for…
House Hearing on Hedge Funds
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/house-oversight-cmte-hearing-on-turmoil-in-the-financial-markets/1389143189/?icid=VIDLRVGOV04The politicians love their ambiguously applicable metaphors.
Information Theory Betting
The following is a very interesting problem copied from p.132 of "Elements of Information Theory" by Cover and Thomas. I've…
Back from TDWI
Last week I attended TDWI in Las Vegas. Normally, by talking to people at conferences such as TDWI, I encounter…
Alternative Dashboards?
After a previous post on early cardboard dashboards, I was offered some alternatives by my Twitter-mates (@timoelliott). Enjoy! Barry (@meneerharmsen):…
Skype Answering Machine
Using Skype to cut down on office telecom bills and using it a lot. Here is an answering machine software…
Applied Finance with R
Here’s a nice conference you may wanna go if Chicago isnt too far and the economy isnt too slow. Its…
Highlights from Berkshire Hathaway’s 2008 Letter to Shareholders
Berkshire Hathaway released Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders on Friday (Feb 27), you can find it here:It's a fascinating…