Forum: The Stock Market
08-08-2005, 08:21 AM
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Barron\'s article on investing in online poker
Gambling on Online Poker
By PIMM FOX
Dow Jones Global Indexes | Global Stock Markets
ONLINE GAMING and the action in Las Vegas have one thing in common: money, lots of it. And while the boom...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-15-2005, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 54
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Re: Why Mutual Funds are better than Index Funds
I keep hearing, in this forum, about comparisons between actively managed mutual funds and the S&P 500 - and as soon as someone produces some data which show that actively managed funds have...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-14-2005, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 54
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Re: Why Mutual Funds are better than Index Funds
The average S&P 500 index fund returned 5.73%, 7.65%, -2.91% and 9.47% for the past 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and 10 years respectively. (annualized annual returns)
The average multi-cap value...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-14-2005, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 125
Re: What is going on with Sirius?!?!
The idea of America's major two satellite-radio providers merging has been tossed around almost from the moment Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) launched its service against XM Satellite Radio (XMSR)...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-13-2005, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 125
Re: What is going on with Sirius?!?!
The Street is looking for industry (Sirius and XM combined) subscriber growth from 4 million at year end 2004 to 51 million by 2014. To put this into context, by 2010 satellite radio will achieve...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-13-2005, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 125
Re: What is going on with Sirius?!?!
S&P Credit Report:
Credit Rating: CCC/Stable/--
Rationale
The very low speculative-grade rating on New York, N.Y.-based Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. reflects the company's substantial debt...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-11-2005, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 80
Re: Book on valuation framework
I took his Finance class at NYU Stern.
You can't beat this --> A free book online:
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/valn2ed/book.htm
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-11-2005, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 80
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-08-2005, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 48
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-08-2005, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 48
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-08-2005, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 81
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-08-2005, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 48
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-08-2005, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 251
Re: Why Mutual Funds are better than Index Funds
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if you have a thousand people flip a coin 8 times, one is likely to get all heads
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yes, and we will put that person's picture on the cover of Barron's and we will write...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-07-2005, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 251
Re: Why Mutual Funds are better than Index Funds
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Most mutual funds managers will try to closely emulate the index that they are comped against and rarely deviate from the underlying securities thus perpetuating the average performance of...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-05-2005, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
Re: 2+2 Stock Trading Competition
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The MarketWatch platform is not set up for high-frequency (ie "day") trading. It's better for holding periods of at least 1 day.
Higher-frequency trading will tend to have much higher...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-05-2005, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
Re: 2+2 Stock Trading Competition
The software has leaves alot to be desired, not the least of which is that in-the-money orders are not always executed.
For example, I had an order to buy stock at price X (order was recorded at...
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-05-2005, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
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Forum: The Stock Market
07-05-2005, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
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Forum: Politics
07-01-2005, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 288
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Forum: Other Other Topics
06-30-2005, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 49
Fireworks - Please be careful.
It is a national tradition for Americans to celebrate our independence with Fireworks displays.
Many/most of these displays are implemented by qualified professionals in a legal and public manner...
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Forum: The Stock Market
06-30-2005, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 143
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Forum: Politics
06-29-2005, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 392
Re: President gives speech Dems spaz....
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Isn't it time the Dems stop the charade and admit they knew Iraq was part of the war on terror from the very begiining and stop spazzing evertime Bush mentions 9/11 and Iraq in the same...
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Forum: The Stock Market
06-29-2005, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
Re: 2+2 Stock Trading Competition
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Hi Dan,
This could be a fun deal. Virtual trading equals playing poker with play money. However, if someone wanted to improve their money poker game then market trading with real money...
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Forum: The Stock Market
06-29-2005, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
Re: 2+2 Stock Trading Competition
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Does anyone know whether Warren Buffet is a good poker player?
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He and Bill Gates are said to be excellent Bridge Players. Gates plays 3/6 limit poker.
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Forum: The Stock Market
06-29-2005, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 146
Views: 473
Re: 2+2 Stock Trading Competition
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Regarding correlation, note I said "poker and trading", by this meaning the mechanical, system-type trading approach, not "poker and investing" per se.
I have not seen a single study...
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