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by secret 16y ago
I just finished my MSc Mathematics (in quantitative finance). If anyone is looking for a math or finance person that also knows some coding (basic C++, etc) I'd be willing to relocate.
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Ask HN: How do you automate your life?
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by secret 16y ago
I found it kind of cool how out of all the possible examples that aneth could have picked, this one actually happened.
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by secret 16y ago
Very nice. I like it more than evernote. There should be a way to save to the site without visiting (for instance, to send myself a bookmark). An Android app would be awesome too.
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by secret 16y ago
I don't know if you've seen this, but WolframAlpha now shows the steps to a solution in human-readable form. For example: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=integrate+xe^x+dx Click on "show steps" by the solution.
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by secret 16y ago
It's interesting that you bring this up. I was an econ undergrad, so it made me think of how this will change because of technology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_the_firm
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by secret 16y ago
I would love to do that too. Here's a head start ("Machine-readable economic indicators from the lockups to your trading algorithm"): http://www.needtoknownews.com/
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by secret 16y ago
I was just reading the answer to your question yesterday, from someone who actually has done it: http://www.puppetmastertrading.com/blog/2010/03/02/basic-eco...
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by secret 16y ago
sent :)
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by secret 16y ago
I guess I meant the former, but both work. I've been building up a large collection of blogs with this sort of info for my own reading. (I've put some up on http://quantblog.com/library , but the whole site is still a work in progress). I
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by secret 16y ago
Something that could get me to participate is if I saw more technical articles and resources, rather than the same financial news I can find anywhere. That will limit your audience, but could help develop a community.
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by secret 16y ago
Theoretically, they are finding inefficiencies in the market and eliminating them through a better allocation of capital (and of course profiting from the effort).This is the role of any trader/speculator in a market. Some will be right in
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by secret 16y ago
I like it. I use to have something like the web tab that I had made for myself, but this is obviously more complete. I think the delete function should be more obvious (maybe something like how the iphone deletes apps) and when I add sites,
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by secret 16y ago
It would be like when Lucas explained the Force "scientifically."
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by secret 16y ago
I'm assuming you mention interest-free for religious reasons. If that's the case, there are mutual funds designed to comply specifically with various religious requirements (meaning the only invest in appropriate companies and revenue strea
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by secret 16y ago
I think there is an exception for "facts," although it may only apply to individual facts, not a collectioon of them. Any one here know more about this?
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by secret 16y ago
For the defenders of censorship, this recent ruling should give you a perspective on how strongly free speech is protected in the US: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMolK4XY7...
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by secret 16y ago
I speak English and Spanish and was using the Pimsleur CDs to learn Japanese. I can't recommend it enough. I gave up when I had no one to talk to and yet after several years, I still remember quite a bit.
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by secret 17y ago
I just tried your searches. Is their a word in English for third-party embarrassment?
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by secret 17y ago
Here's a post of mine that may help: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1173683
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by secret 17y ago
Good points (you and URSpider), it's just a regulation that really bothers me. Anyway, when I finish my MS in mathemetical finance, I plan to lose money through options instead :). (It's much faster that way lol!)
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by secret 17y ago
What's funny (well, sad) is that the government considers one an accredited investor by virtue of having money, not actual investment knowledge. You could have a PhD in finance, on the other hand, and be considered by law unsophisticated en
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by secret 17y ago
Facebook credits
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by secret 17y ago
I guess it's just preference, but you can see this on bloomberg.com as well. I find it blinding when switching from a page with a white background (as most have). When using the terminal itself, its not as bad for some reason, but then agai
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by secret 17y ago
I would just want to warn everyone (if it wasn't obvious enough already), that this is a pretty crazy way to attempt to make a living. While investing is not zero-sum and therefore different than gambling, the strategy described is fairly c
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by secret 17y ago
And that's a good thing?
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by secret 17y ago
Good luck with that.
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by secret 17y ago
Sure thing! Here are some I've used in addition to the above: Lecture notes from Dr Kohn at NYU: http://www.math.nyu.edu/faculty/kohn/math-finance-lecture-no... Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives by Hull (considered one of the best b
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by secret 17y ago
Start with Stochastic Calculus for Finance I & II by Shreve. It starts of with a binomial, discrete time, model and builds up to the BSM model in continuous time and more, but really what you need is the math it teaches, not necessarily
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by secret 17y ago
Sent. :)

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