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by ndes
October 27th, 2005, 10:31 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>even more pathetic, TJ,I wonder who the real crank here is... You obviously know absolutely noting about this book and the issue it addressess and you yet you are still there triying apointless crusade against it. if there is nothing sensical you can say, please move on...go and actually learn so...
by ndes
October 27th, 2005, 1:20 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

I've also seen schoutens paper on moments swaps, just to let you know...
by ndes
October 27th, 2005, 1:17 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>Go to chapter XI and you will see the mathematical substantiation of what is said. As an afterthough he gives closed form solutions and semi-closed form solutions for for Moments based derivatives with actual discrete sampling. This includes volatility swaps, volatility optionsskew swaps, skew op...
by ndes
October 27th, 2005, 1:05 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<r>Oh TJ, please. You are sinking lower and lower... perhaps a good night sleep will help...This is chapter I and it lays out what the philosophical principles of the what and why of what is coming later so that everyone can understand where he is coming from...Please check <URL url="http://print.go...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 11:13 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>N,It is refreshing to see someone starting at a certain level of specificity.Just to make sure, is this what you are referring to?:For the approximation of solutions to computationally intensive problems, we anchor our arguments around the multidisciplinary established Law of the Few: information...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 11:04 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>TJ, Still have the guts to show up! Your temerity, however misguided is truly admirable...Let us medidate on Samuel Butler once more:"A blind man knows he cannot see, and is glad to be led, though it be by a dog; but he that is blind in his understanding, which is the worst blindness of all, beli...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 10:34 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

N,I'll sure ask him to join. Have you read the book?What are your arguments for dismissal?I'd be glad to prove you wrong based on my own understanding if I knew SPECIFICALLY WHAT you disagreed with. I hope you are not on the TJ superficial argumentative trail too....
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 10:04 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>QUOTE _______________________________Obi-Wan Yoda - sounds like something out of a f**king Star Wars movie. ___________________________________________Is your humour dead???.... I guess his listed bio should according to you have him burned for heresy.QUOTE_______________________Lay off the euphi...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 9:39 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>I just hope a record of this post is kept. With all due respect for your outrage, TJ, I DO COMPARE THIS FELLOW WITH BACHELIER OR GALILEO. I am willing to go down as a fool for saying it. The idea of tractable functional notional to achieve model independent perfect static replication is to me rea...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 9:15 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>My dear TJ,I may be wrong, but u sound young and inexperienced with a lot of time at hand..I know Obi-Wan Yoda very well, and his education in math, economics and finace and experience on Wall Street are in my view second to none. His style may not be to your liking, but he is one of the brightes...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 7:54 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

<t>I just "like" the authorship attribution on the book going on... I'd buy a copy and send it to you just to call you down if thought u were a smart but momentarily broke fellow, but then again judging by the originality/thoughtfulness and certainty of your remarks and posts, I can only wonder what...
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 7:09 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

just wait a little and the market will decide...Imagine just how "smart" you'll further look then...------------All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - Galileo
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 6:55 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Covariance and Correlation Matrices
Replies: 52
Views: 140858

Covariance and Correlation Matrices

causality relationships are measured with cointegration.
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 6:46 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

It is just unbelievable how people can ignorantly and passionately vent about this they neither know nor understand. worthy of a sociological study------------All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. - Galileo
by ndes
October 26th, 2005, 6:18 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: BIC...a joke?
Replies: 53
Views: 168244

BIC...a joke?

Note rblaser aka cosmologist aka TraderJoe you don't miss an opportunity to advertize your http://www.kquant.com site with trash on others.