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by KackToodles
December 8th, 2005, 2:47 am
Forum: The Quantitative Finance FAQs Project
Topic: Gambling and trading, what is the difference?
Replies: 53
Views: 293100

Gambling and trading, what is the difference?

<t>the diff between gambling and trading is that gambling is a zero sum game: for every winner, there must be a loser. in contrast, every trader could win if a company does well and its price continues to go up (or at least not crash). so, as a long term, well diversified trader, your odds are somew...
by KackToodles
December 7th, 2005, 2:14 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: The Genius Professors Paradox
Replies: 40
Views: 133582

The Genius Professors Paradox

thomas who?
by KackToodles
December 6th, 2005, 8:42 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: The Genius Professors Paradox
Replies: 40
Views: 133582

The Genius Professors Paradox

> Randomness" just means that we do not understand the causesrandomness means you do not have enough information to make precise predictions -- even if you do understandthe causes in principle.
by KackToodles
December 6th, 2005, 1:27 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Do you guys use Datamining and Game Theory on the Street?
Replies: 26
Views: 132405

Do you guys use Datamining and Game Theory on the Street?

so, what technique is systematically superior to data mining (not counting illegal activities).
by KackToodles
December 5th, 2005, 7:08 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Patents as options
Replies: 15
Views: 130528

Patents as options

<t>The option analogy for a patent is fundamentally flawed. You can exercise a regular option only once.You can exercise a patent many many times -- as many as you like -- until it expires.Thus, a patent is not just one option -- it is an infinite number of options.Since you can exercise a patent as...
by KackToodles
December 5th, 2005, 1:20 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Funding issues for international students who want to do a Ph.D. in quant-finance or statistics in the UK
Replies: 12
Views: 129432

Funding issues for international students who want to do a Ph.D. in quant-finance or statistics in the UK

most american phd programs give fellowships and assistantships to those admitted into the phd program.
by KackToodles
December 4th, 2005, 9:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Global Warming - Scientific Aspects
Replies: 709
Views: 194387

Global Warming - Scientific Aspects

why don't they put all the cows in a greenhouse, capture the methane, and sell it?
by KackToodles
December 4th, 2005, 9:36 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: longstaff-"How to Lose a billion dollars"
Replies: 11
Views: 129346

longstaff-"How to Lose a billion dollars"

it's nice to have a model to benchmark against.
by KackToodles
December 4th, 2005, 9:33 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Do you guys use Datamining and Game Theory on the Street?
Replies: 26
Views: 132405

Do you guys use Datamining and Game Theory on the Street?

the real question is: does data mining actually work?!
by KackToodles
December 4th, 2005, 8:43 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Patents as options
Replies: 15
Views: 130528

Patents as options

<t>i'm afraid counting patents is as meaningless as counting publications. Most patents overlap other patents. It may take 50 patents to fully protect even a single product,while another product takes just 3 patents to protect.Also, if a patent is valuable, why don't people exercise it immediately? ...
by KackToodles
December 1st, 2005, 8:23 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: factor loading
Replies: 7
Views: 129579

factor loading

any finance book on APT would talk about factor loadings.
by KackToodles
December 1st, 2005, 2:49 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Patents as options
Replies: 15
Views: 130528

Patents as options

since 99% of patents are worthless, you are arguing over virtually nothing.
by KackToodles
November 30th, 2005, 7:01 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: The Genius Professors Paradox
Replies: 40
Views: 133582

The Genius Professors Paradox

What Sokal did is the equivalent of a particle physicists making up phony data and summiting it for publication. Theeditors have no way to verify data generated from a fancy experiment, so they have to trust the authors.
by KackToodles
November 28th, 2005, 9:50 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: default vs risk premium
Replies: 3
Views: 176418

default vs risk premium

<t>but there are other risk on top of credit risks. each one of these risk factors command a separate risk premium. For example, you might get your principal back, butget a subnormal return. or you could have trouble selling your shares when you want to (liquidity risk). or you could fear being kept...
by KackToodles
November 28th, 2005, 9:46 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Investment Banking
Replies: 6
Views: 129377

Investment Banking

> what is investment banking, and how do you feel about that? it's all about the year-end bonus.