Re: Investing

From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rafal@smigrodzki.org)
Date: Sun Jun 15 2003 - 08:59:13 MDT

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    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "gts" <gts_2000@yahoo.com>
    To: <extropians@extropy.org>
    Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 3:50 AM
    Subject: RE: Investing

    > Rafal Smigrodzki wrote
    >
    > > ### Specifically, if the distribution of gains is not the
    > > normal curve (the function of the number of traders plotted
    > > against the gains they make), but shows a skew, or a
    > > secondary peak, this would be strong evidence for the
    > > existence of traders who really know better than others.
    >
    > And such is not the case. The curve is not skewed. It is normal. It is
    > exactly the same distribution we would expect to see if the traders used
    > coin flips to make their trading decisions.

    ### Show me the data. Not about general mutual fund managers who have no
    idea about what the firms they own produce, but including traders in sectors
    that are narrow enough to allow the use of technological information to be
    used to predict usefulness and availability of products.

    Rafal



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