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by David
August 22nd, 2004, 10:42 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year
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Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year

I can only hope you see the distincion between unjust and unprincipled.
by David
August 22nd, 2004, 9:16 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year
Replies: 564
Views: 243866

Iranian nuclear reactor will be knocked out during this year

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: balajiQuoteOriginally posted by: ErrrbIsrael does have competent enemies. For example if guys like Dominic sincerely beleive that land was stolen from palestinians it means that arab propaganda reached its goals. Israel is clearly completely failed to represent its case...
by David
August 17th, 2004, 7:03 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Flipping the 'bird' at Olympics
Replies: 8
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Flipping the 'bird' at Olympics

<t>The sight of thousands of vacant seats in the Olympic arenas of Athens is very similar to the backdrop of empty stadiums in the 1990 Italy's World Cup. I think international visitors are being deterred by security concerns (a crummy marketing strategy) and hefty prices of lodging and services, ju...
by David
August 2nd, 2004, 8:06 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Norway still the world's best place to live
Replies: 112
Views: 196182

Norway still the world's best place to live

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MarsdenCan you name a society with a strong economy that did not either (a) begin with resource wealth, or (b) begin as the offshoot of an already successful society? (I'm thinking of controlling for Singapore, for example, with my (b) -- it was, to my understanding, we...
by David
August 2nd, 2004, 11:14 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Norway still the world's best place to live
Replies: 112
Views: 196182

Norway still the world's best place to live

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: AaronThe countries listed as corrupted by mineral wealth mostly exported the raw material. That's a function of not having a good economy. There are a lot of problems with that, starting with not having a good economy. Then there are the high capital costs of extraction...
by David
July 27th, 2004, 7:18 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Exotic Option
Replies: 3
Views: 181605

Exotic Option

yoyogi,If you're interested in understanding the concept of exotic options then have a look at this book, I highly recommend buying it.
by David
July 12th, 2004, 11:27 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: what's the most important property of options
Replies: 27
Views: 185476

what's the most important property of options

It will mostly depend on the instrument on which there are options available. In commodities, for example, it will be the cost of carry.
by David
July 12th, 2004, 11:13 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Vanguard's Bogle is a Retarded Bozo
Replies: 28
Views: 186119

Vanguard's Bogle is a Retarded Bozo

<t>Thanks for the answer.The problem with most statistical methods is the necessary of large data. In case and we need to identify if a fund manger is trully skilled or just exceptionally lucky, we then must have 66 years of monthly returns data to obtain 95 percent confidence in order to prove that...
by David
July 8th, 2004, 11:20 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Vanguard's Bogle is a Retarded Bozo
Replies: 28
Views: 186119

Vanguard's Bogle is a Retarded Bozo

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: PatThis is not a theoretical question. It is a perfectly straightforward empirical question: Is the expected value of the after tax return of actively managed portfolios (after all sales charges, loads, back end loads, management fees, 12-1b fees, ...) better than the e...
by David
July 2nd, 2004, 11:37 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Volatility / Return correlation and SV models
Replies: 9
Views: 185302

Volatility / Return correlation and SV models

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by David
July 1st, 2004, 10:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: France !!!! droit au but !!!
Replies: 87
Views: 194775

France !!!! droit au but !!!

QuoteOriginally posted by: MelaThere were a lot of tears... of joy!PORTUGAL!! (Will we win the finals? Only time will tell...)I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you to burst into tears of pleasure after the final whistle on Sunday. Boa sorte!
by David
June 29th, 2004, 1:37 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Non-Randomness in random number generation
Replies: 7
Views: 186147

Non-Randomness in random number generation

In terms of entropy, how would you estimate this generator? (Try it out. It's free)
by David
June 22nd, 2004, 4:02 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Emotionomics and the traders Edge!
Replies: 28
Views: 190545

Emotionomics and the traders Edge!

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ClopinetteMore seriouslly, you are worring me guys: If we start modelling emotions to try and hedge them, we are in a BIG-BROTHER-IS-WATCHING-YOU world.I disagee. If you can 'hedge' yourself against yourself it might be very useful at some point.For example:If one has a...
by David
June 22nd, 2004, 2:05 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: France !!!! droit au but !!!
Replies: 87
Views: 194775

France !!!! droit au but !!!

QuoteOriginally posted by: MelaI am doubly sad... Portugal lost on Saturday and England lost yesterday... It was a depressing weekend.Now that England are playing Portugal on Thursday, which is your pick?
by David
June 21st, 2004, 2:53 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: The Perfect Hedger and the Fox
Replies: 4
Views: 187454

The Perfect Hedger and the Fox

<t>"The name is a pun on The Hedgehog and the Fox - the perfect hedger knows one big trick."A very original thought.Though I never read Isaiah Berlin’s essay on Tolstoy view of history, I think the pun reminiscent the hedger as a fox who thinks he is a hedgehod (i.e. perfect hedger who knows one big...
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