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>A profit of 1% per day, every trading day, grows so fast that the
>account balance is larger than all the real estate in the US in just
>a few years.
Hypothetical numbers can be quoted to create a desired effect e.g. if
we put it this way, things look a lot different:
A trader starting with $100K who returns 100%PA on average, and
trades for 10 years, would be able to afford to buy a home in San
Jose Calfornia, but not the best one in the area.
Do you think many traders with that kind of performance would
continue to trade after 10 successful years?
brian_z
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@xxx> wrote:
>
> I draw your attention to the following article, especially item 3:
>
> "Who is the most unusual trader you ever interviewed"?
>
> http://www.moneybags.com.au/profile.asp?id=1363
>
> Two consecutive 300%PA plus public performances from Mark Cook.
>
> It is possible that he was just incredibly lucky (are we fooled by
> randomness a la Taleb)?
>
> He was also incredibly lucky for a period spanning 6 years before
> that (trading bonds and stock indexes!)
>
> Note that the period 1992-1993 when he publically achieved those
> results was not a particularly outstanding two years for equities.
>
> brian_z
>
>
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> wrote:
> >
> > Howard,
> >
> > >Any time someone suggests a growth of more than about 40% per
> year,
> > >take that with a very large grain of salt.
> >
> > I expected you to disagree with my statement.
> > I'm sure a lot of traders would be aghast at the numbers I quoted
> as
> > the theoretical potential.
> >
> > At his website Professor John Price posts audited returns of
approx
> > 20-25% PA over a 5 year period, or more, using simple Techno-
> > fundamental methods (as I recall the figures).
> >
> > The caveat there is that the sample period is short and selective.
> >
> > Trading on margin that would return 30-35% PA with less than half
> an
> > hour a days work and no effort to use any other timing mechanisms.
> >
> > If your statement is true we can all give up any further efforts
> and
> > simple trade his method.
> >
> > Similarly, the ASX, which is a high dividend paying market (due
to
> > franking) has total returns of in excess of 15% PA on average
over
> > longer time periods.
> > Using simple leveraged buy&hold strategies that is 20-25% without
> any
> > ongoing effort required what-so-ever.
> >
> > In "Stock Market Wizards", Schwager, Jack.D, Harper Business 2001
> the
> > first page of the first chapter in the book quotes Stuart Walton,
> > fund manager, who achieved "115 percent average annual compounded
> > return in trading profits" un 8 consecutive years during the
> nineties.
> >
> > As I understand it Schwager's books are well researched and based
> on
> > verifiable case studies?
> >
> > I only opened the book at the first chapter and didn't need to go
> any
> > further or to his other 2 books containing similar testimonies.
> >
> > brian_z
> >
>
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