<t>Maybe anyone went through this already and can help me.The Bloomberg software ended up slowing my home PC. Maybe it works better in a dedicated PC or mine just does not have enough resources (though it run everything else with no trouble).I tried to uninstall the software through the Bloomberg un...

I cannot watch any of the videos posted under "audio visual". I click on the link, the windows media player opens and then I get an undefined error message.Any suggestion?Thanks and best

I am looking for recommendations on emerging market valuation books and papers. Thanks.

It targets economists but I like very much Mehrling's paper: Understanding Fischer BlackBest

<r>Unfortunately I cannot answer the question in terms of timing and/or levels. Still, I think it is clear that the USD will continue devaluing at least relative to Asian currencies. The key question is how traumatic the process will be.The best summary I saw on the debate is from Roubini: <URL url=...

I need some readings recommendations. How price formation in commodities market (such as soy, oil, etc.) is affected by derivatives trading, I assume many times larger volumes than market cap of underlying assets. Thanks.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AaronMobPsycho and Finkbarton on the same side! One of the compensations we get for tragedy is that it brings people together.However, I didn't say financial disasters were harmless (I wish I had, then I could claim credit for this historic convergence). I said no one d...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Aaron<blockquote>QuoteYes, part of being a good trader is correctly assessing the possible outcomes of your strategy. If you say your loss is limited to $1, then you should be able to make sure you don't lose more than $1. I think LTCM traders were able to do that but t...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AaronOne of the reasons I left engineering for finance is that no one dies in financial disasters. I do not agree about the harmless nature of financial disasters. On the contrary, I believe some (most?) of them are extremely painful. Especially when they affect develop...

Vaguely, I remember that Peter Bernstein quote a nice one: risk means that more things can happen that the one that will finally happen (or something like that).

<t>I received a message from Wiley: Apparently, the FT has chosen the best finance books of the 2002. So, thrilled as usual, Wiley is offering some kind of discount. Rather than money, I prefer advice. Is there any of the books of the list that I could not afford to miss? (If any? some of the titles...

If you have Samuelson on digital format, could you post it or forward it to me? Thanks.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: cekpetFor an unusual fusion of tango and modern music try Gotan ProjectWith all due respect, your recommendation is an example of what I did not want (who the hell am I?). The Gotan Project is not so unusual, it is of a dubvious geniality and maybe it is the outcome of ...

<t>Many things are being confused in the forum (some of the issues are highly controversial).First, it is not clear than the job of those market forecasters or financial analysts has anything to do with economics.Second, it is not clear that economics is a science in the sense of prediction though i...

<t>I know that music was part of the forum many times. My proposal instead is to receive unusual music recommendations. Something that because of my limited knowledge of the world I am missing. I mean great stuff, maybe too typical to be global. Avoid recommending the stuff of your guitar/piano teac...