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Hi Mark,
Just a note to say "thank you" for the effort you expended in
writing and sending your contribution on this thread. As I hear from more
and more from this Lists' participants, I am coming to the conclusion
that -- at least the contributors (those who have expressed themselves)
are upright sensitive human beings.
As for my position, I have changed a bit. I believe the solution to my
concerns was stated in one of the contributions recently made, that if
contributions were made "in pieces", that is, just as every one
has been up to this time -- that the piecing together of the various
parts to make a workable system is up to the beholder. That is to say,
just because one calls a coding effort a "system", that is
essentially not true, but in fact any system submitted to date is
really a portion of a system and it will be up to each list member to
assemble their system from these pieces. The knowledge of what to put
into a system is exactly what each of us is trying to do. Some are more
advanced than others, but we are all still in that arena.
So, I just wanted you to know that your contribution to the list was
really meaningful to me in helping me to come to the conclusion that I
have.
As your knowledge increases and you have questions about including any
given "step" or "process" in your "system",
I suggest that you put your question or concerns to the list -- and
solicit answers or contributions of script. By your doing this, not only
will you receive answers but "stir the pot" (list) and get
others to become more active in the list.
Oh, by the way, NO contribution to the list is "poorly"
written. We are attempting to communicate with each other, and with folks
from all corners of the world being owners of AmiBroker, we have real
diversity. Ones' knowledge of English is un-important, spelling is of no
concern. There must be many on this list whose native tongue is NOT
English. We should encourage those participants to ignore their weakness
of English and COMMUNICATE. We will ALL make the effort to understand,
not laugh, but inquire -- and ask questions, if deemed necessary for
understanding. My opinion is that ANYONE who communicates via the list
is, by definition, an EXCELLENT writer - as your communique
displays.
Best Regards,
Hal
Subject: RE: [amibroker] Sharing
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OK, I figure that as a
participant in this user-group it is time to make my thoughts known, as
simple as they may be.
Firstly, I undoubtedly
fit into the saddest sub-group of this user group, in that I am both a
novice at Share Trading and Investment as well as at Programming and
Mathematical techniques. This almost guarantees my participation as being
the uncomfortable one of something resembling a "leech", since
I stand to benefit by the skills and generosity of others in this group
more knowledgable than I, while being able to contribute at this stage
little more than my heartfelt appreciation. However, I didn't come down
with the last rain fall, and understand perfectly all the recent
outpourings regarding intellectual copyright, unrewarded work et
al.
In my readings and
participations over the past 18 months it has come to my attention that
the Share Trading industry is an interesting one to say the least. On the
one hand there appears no shortage of individuals motivated by nothing
short of unbridled and barely disguised personal greed, while on the
other, there is also the participation of some far more highly motivated,
intelligent and humanistic individuals, most striking for their complete
contrast to the former group of participants.
What has struck me most
about this user-group in recent months, as membership has appeared to
build significantly, is that (apart from it's being hosted by a fellow
unusual in the degree of displayed intelligence without snobbery, who is
both socially adept while able to produce a seemingly amazing amount of
high quality, time consuming application programming and documentation)
is the overall quality of it's active participants, who appear to belong
quite firmly in the second group mentioned above.
By "quality",
I am not referring to the degree of Trading and/or Programming skills
evident (of which there is also much quality evident), but more the
underlying sense of human intelligence with a genuine care of others.
Since the one errant posting recently by a certain individual, the
resulting thread regarding the dissemination of ideas and techniques has
been inspiring, given the scope of the ramifications covered. I find it
hard these days to write long letters, and appreciate the time those who
have written have taken.
As far as the
technicalities of sharing AFL code and systems is concerned, I can only
defer to those in a position to donate and share. All I can say is that
anything shared is greatly appreciated in my quest to learn as much as I
can about Share Trading specifically, and Investment in general.
I also know that no
programmed technique for stock selection is going to prepare me for
making the right decisions when it comes to placing one's hard earned
money on the line, or protecting it from the ravages of this wild beast
so disarmingly called a Stock Market. With this in mind, I believe any
distribution of trading systems through the AmiBroker user-group must, by
necessity, be accompanied by an unambiguous disclaimer to this effect.
That is, not just "no liability assumed etc etc..." but also
"No programmed trading system can assume responsibility for the
placement of buy and sell orders and the overall management of risk and
capital...these are skills that each trader learns by looking with
concentrated honesty at their own motivations and behaviours under given
circumstances...". Something along those lines anyway.
Now if I had more time,
I'd edit this letter severely since it is poorly written in it's current
form, but I hope you can bear with me. In the meantime, please know that
I very much appreciate the quality of the company I am in.
Regards,
Mark
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