Million Dollar Traders

A hedge fund manager brings in a diverse group of people with no prior trading experience, funds them with his own money and allows them to trade. The top performing trader at the end of this BBC series will surprise you.

Macke Meltdown

Jeff Macke's epic meltdown on CNBC is a classic!

Fading Cramer

Institutional traders are shorting Cramers picks, according to this study.

"Taken together, our results suggest that the aggregate losers in our event study are the Mad Money viewers who decide to buy the recommended securities when the markets open the following day, and that the winners are the market makers and arbitraguers [sic] who sell the overpriced recommended stocks on day 1, as well as the traders who sell the recommended stocks on days 2 through 12. 

Individual investors who watch Mad Money would be wise to wait before purchasing the small stocks Cramer recommends, as these stocks tend to fall to their original levels following the overnight price spike caused by his recommendation."

Algo Monkey

Goldman Sachs: State of the Market Aug 2011

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/63818804

An Introduction

Hello,

I am a veteran videogame programmer and studio executive who after 15 years decided to retire and pursue my new passion:  Algorithmic Trading.

I've created a main journal/blog at www.algodude.com where I discuss my systems, their live performance, and the nuts and bolts of system development.  I'll link posts here to my main blog from time to time for interested individuals who haven't yet discovered it.

Thanks very much for stopping by!

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