Apr
13
Does The Stock Market Overreact?
April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In 1985 the world of investment theory caught up with something that investors knew but had never seen proved. This was the answer to a very important question… Does The Stock Market Overreact? The answer was provided in an academic paper by Richard Thaler and
Apr
13
Have You Heard Of Harry Markowitz?
April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you are involved in investment, the name Harry Markowitz should be very important to you. But, of course, you have probably never heard of him. Back in 1952 he published an article called ‘Portfolio Selection’. At the time, understanding how and why a
Apr
13
I thought that I’d share a little something that I have been reading and may relate to trading. The book I have been reading is called ‘Gambling For A Living’ and was written by Mason Malmuth and David Sklansky. If I am
Apr
13
‘Leg The Spread’ by Cari Lynn
April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I just finished reading a book about trading called ‘Leg The Spread’. It is a decent read as the author, Cari Lynn, was a writer before she moved into the trading world. The book is partly about trading at the Merc in Chicago and partly about the females that trade
Apr
13
Econometrics Resources
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If you have devoured some of the other texts linked to in this economics section, then you may be inerested in getting more advanced. Econometrics is more likely to be taught as part of a Master level economics course or MBA. Therefore, if you find this easy,
Apr
13
Game Theory Resources
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The following online resources relate to Game Theory. Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that can relate to anything and everything from chess, poker and investment to economics, international relations and nature. Essentially, game theory is all about understanding the possible outcomes of decisions and
Apr
13
Microeconomics Resources
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The following links will take you to some free online resources designed to help the beginner to understand microecnomics. For those not aware, micro is the study of the individual firm, whilst macro is the study of an entire economy. Both, therefore are of value to an
Apr
11
Get An Introduction To Economics Here
April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The following list contains links to free online sources of economics information. They are primarily ‘beginners’ or ‘introductory’ level. They can all be downloaded for free. It ought to be said that whilst your author clearly did not write these works, simply finding and collating them has
Apr
10
HBR Downloads
April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
For those that are not aware, HBR stands for Harvard Business Review. The Harvard Business School uses case studies as a primary way of teaching and they clearly are successful. From the idea of those case studies comes their reviews where one particular subject is investigated in