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To: BGR who wrote (55056)4/7/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: Mama Bear  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
"Mark everything to market at the end of the day for a true analysis of pure short-term trading and you will see what I am saying."

The flaw in that perception is that I can't spend mark to market, and neither can you. Also, we can't deduct unrealized losses. <g> Since the market is made up of long and short term traders, it is how it is, not something I decided.

"What I posit is that it is a mathematical certainty that all traders cannot be above average."

OK, I can't argue with that. I thought you said it was impossible to predict short term fluctuations with any consistency.

Barb



To: BGR who wrote (55056)4/7/1999 9:27:00 PM
From: J.Y. Wang  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 132070
 
> I never dispute that some traders are above average. What I posit is > that it is a
> mathematical certainty that all traders cannot be above > average.

It's not mathmatical -- it's by definition, all traders cannot be above average.


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