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Let’s Talk About Me

My background as an engineer has ruined my life in so many ways. ;) This comment from Tapeworm’s “Are Futures Harder Than Stocks?” article tells a bit about it: Read the rest of this entry »

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This is probably going to turn into a sprawling essay, but I’ll try to keep it as cohesive as possible. I want to summarize some things I’ve been talking about in more chatty arenas lately. Maybe it will make more sense, here in one place.

My basic message is: people throw around a lot of fancy ideas about trading. Forget all the fancy ideas, for a few minutes. Get back to basics. They’re not as basic as you might think!

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