16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on ECB’s Nowotny Hints At Coming Rate Hikes For The Euro
ECB’s Nowotny Hints At Coming Rate Hikes For The Euro
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on France’s Fillon would make a really bad trader
France’s Fillon would make a really bad trader
If Fillon was a trader he’d be making every bad move in the book
What’s some of the worst things you can do in trading?
That’s the political position Fillon finds himself in in the French presidential race, and 75% of voters think that too. That’s how many say Fillon should exit this trade according to an Odoxa poll for a French Radio station.
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s the most counter-intuitive thing you learned in trading?
What’s the most counter-intuitive thing you learned in trading?
A few come to mind, which were all pretty counter-intuitive to me at some point in time:
– Winning percentages are not as important as Profit/Loss ratio, in terms of how the long-run equity curve for the strategy will look like
– Although alpha is a lot cooler to talk about, beta can be a whole lot more profitable
– Most academic finance papers were not written by / are not intended for use by industry practitioners
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Quantocracy’s Daily Wrap for 03/16/2017
Quantocracy’s Daily Wrap for 03/16/2017
This is a summary of links featured on Quantocracy on Thursday, 03/16/2017. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup. Read on readers!
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Economic data due 17 March 2017
Economic data due 17 March 2017
All the economic data coming today
Good morning boys and girls. Here’s the calendar for today.
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on iRobot Just Dove Deeper Into the Internet of Things
iRobot Just Dove Deeper Into the Internet of Things
When iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT) launched its first Roomba 900-series robotic vacuum in late 2015, I mused that the advanced new bot was obviously its smartest yet.
16 March, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Explosive end to Seeno mortgage fraud case as executive gets prison in teary sentencing
Explosive end to Seeno mortgage fraud case as executive gets prison in teary sentencing
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Seven years after federal investigators raided the Seeno family’s Concord headquarters, a former family friend and top executive Ayman Shahid was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a Discovery Sales mortgage fraud scheme. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Staff)