Education

Data Fees Kick CTAs and IBs When They’re Down

Daniel P. Collins
December 16, 2013
While no one likes a tax increase, which this basically is, people tend to accept it and move on. However, the data fees announced by CME Group stand to have a much larger impact....

Are trading and gambling the same?

Michael J. Gutmann
December 16, 2013
Trading and gambling are both fundamentally stochastic, that is unpredictable, and because of this they are often viewed negatively. We feel an “honest effort” has more predictability to it, and we may hold those who take too much risk in disdain.

6 investment errors you are making right now

Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg
December 13, 2013
What sorts of errors did a young trader like myself make earlier in his career? All of the usual – i.e., expensive – ones. A short list of my mistakes looks something like this:

"Cancel Crash" is blast from past, “Floored” not so much apparently

Michael McFarlin
December 12, 2013
Being the good traders they are, Attain Capital Management recently took the time to watch and review the two movies to debut earlier this year on Alpha TV, "Floored" and "Cancel Crash."
Trading system analysis: Then and now

Trading system analysis: Then and now

Murray A. Ruggiero Jr.
November 25, 2013
Trading system technology advanced quickly in the late 1980s and early 1990s, establishing paradigms that persist today. Here’s a look at where we stand — and where we might go.
10 rules successful traders follow

10 rules successful traders follow

Jean Folger
November 25, 2013
There are many ways to trade. Regardless of your approach, following these guidelines will put you ahead of the game.

Opportunities in equity options

Paul D. Cretien
November 24, 2013
Using option pricing models, we can uncover pricing discrepancies in the equity markets and exploit them for profit.

The Trend Following Bible

Desmond Macrae
November 24, 2013
Book review of "The Trend Following Bible: How Professional Traders Compound Wealth & Manage Risk" by Desmond MacRae

Ziemba: Leveraging a lifetime of research

Daniel P. Collins
November 24, 2013
William Ziemba is a researcher, academic, author and trader; not necessarily in that order.

10 rules successful traders follow

Jean Folger
November 24, 2013
There are many ways to trade. Regardless of your approach, following these guidelines will put you ahead of the game.