Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Night Trader who wrote (95558)	4/18/2002 5:26:04 AM
From: Michael Bakunin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

That article is great fun and Taleb's thinking is immensely charming. But Kurt Goedel beats Karl Popper with a sharp stick.

To: Night Trader who wrote (95558)	4/18/2002 9:25:41 AM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 132070

I enjoyed the article, too. Couldn't stop reading it, in fact. All boils down to: "Expect the unexpected."

To: Night Trader who wrote (95558)	4/18/2002 12:11:57 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

mk, Great article. He is one of the few people who likes OTM options. Also, he is one of the few who believes, as I do, in the luck factor of investment gurus. He used the number 10,000. If 10,000 investors do radically different things in the markets, at least one is likely to be a big winner over the long term. Often the theories of how they invest take hold after they've made the money. That is also a reason why I dislike indexing and closet indexing. No big winners, no big losers on a relative basis. Just mind-numbing mediocrity as far as the eye can see. <g.