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Re: Which one do you use? Technical or fundamental analysis
Have you guys read Market Wizards? A lot of the traders were initially institutional traders yet still out did colleagues by heaps. Just pulling out a snippet on Michael Marcus... "In a number of years, his profits exceeded the combined total profit of all the other traders. Over a ten-year period, he multiplied his company account by an incredible 2,500-fold!"
As MichaelD said, I'd argue that few people in the investment bank industry know how to trade. Dare I say most are just academics who trade parrot fashion, and they probably have a lot reigns pulled tight on them.
A private trader... it is their livelihood, hobby, and career. There is a lot more at stake, however there is also a lot more freedom to grow and move.
"Why dont the investment banks just hire a team of chartists with etrade accounts and margin loans?"
So, not sure what context this was in, but why don't intitutions just hire a bunch of private traders? Well it then depletes any reason a trader chooses to take that path, and would probably have negative consequences on their results. However, it may be beneficial if they were free to go wild. But what is the likelihood of say AMP setting up accounts with people's super and investment funds for a bunch of retail traders? LOL, I don't think it's going to happen...
Magdoran said:MichaelD
P.S. I liked that piece you wrote about institutional trading - must respond to that at some point - really interesting perspective
Have you guys read Market Wizards? A lot of the traders were initially institutional traders yet still out did colleagues by heaps. Just pulling out a snippet on Michael Marcus... "In a number of years, his profits exceeded the combined total profit of all the other traders. Over a ten-year period, he multiplied his company account by an incredible 2,500-fold!"
As MichaelD said, I'd argue that few people in the investment bank industry know how to trade. Dare I say most are just academics who trade parrot fashion, and they probably have a lot reigns pulled tight on them.
A private trader... it is their livelihood, hobby, and career. There is a lot more at stake, however there is also a lot more freedom to grow and move.
"Why dont the investment banks just hire a team of chartists with etrade accounts and margin loans?"
So, not sure what context this was in, but why don't intitutions just hire a bunch of private traders? Well it then depletes any reason a trader chooses to take that path, and would probably have negative consequences on their results. However, it may be beneficial if they were free to go wild. But what is the likelihood of say AMP setting up accounts with people's super and investment funds for a bunch of retail traders? LOL, I don't think it's going to happen...