HockeyPlayer

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   by HockeyPlayer 16y ago

   > most individuals buy stocks in very small blocks, > usually less than the minimum increment size that shares > trade at on the open exchanges There is no minimum increment size. You can trade a single share at NASDAQ, BATS,
2. 152.▲
   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   In your example, you would need to be an accredited investor to invest in Me-VC.
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   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   > It's not hard to get a 1 in 10 chance of 9.5x return or a 1 in 100 chance of a 95x return Does 2x on $100 leave me a total of $200 or $300. > What you want is a 1 in 3 chance of a 30x return within 5 years Obviously, that will be
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   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   For #1, are you looking for a 1 in 10 chance of a 5x return, or a 1 in 100 chance of a 50x return? For #2, if you don't want to spend the serious time and money (because you will lose some money while learning) becoming a angel investor, c
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   Ask HN: book recommendations for linux server admin?

   1 points by HockeyPlayer 17y ago|1 comments
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   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   > Or talk to pg about putting some into ycombinator. Is ycombinator taking investment? I thought it was closed.
7. 157.▲
   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   I've gotten good IBM contacts, thanks all! Anyone from Sun here?
8. 158.▲
   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   It is hard to pick a "target latency", you don't know how fast you have to be. I haven't seen any fast buy side firms announcing their speed.
9. 159.▲
   by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

   Thanks. Can you reccomend a contact at Red Hat?
10. 160.▲
    by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

    Agreed; anyone serious is sub-ms
11. 161.▲
    by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

    There are times during the app's runtime that it is perfectly safe to collect all generations, and times when we would rather not do a GC.
12. 162.▲
    by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

    I'm sorry, I can't find that page anymore. I found it twice in the past, but I can't get back there.
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    Ask HN: Get in touch with low latency people from Sun, IBM or RedHat?

    7 points by HockeyPlayer 17y ago|23 comments
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    by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

    ~10 years ago, you could buy inflation protected bonds on a credit card for no additional fee. I bought $10k worth on a card that gave miles and then redeemed them to pay it off.
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    by HockeyPlayer 17y ago

    zerohedge is arguing that GS makes their profits from front-running clients rather than "true" high frequency trading or stat arb. I don't know if that is true or not.