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Re: Risk of ruin, amount per trade formula?



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I was on realtraders for a while but I had a hard time weeding the good
trading talk from the spammers and the flamers.  Hopefully it is better now.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Manasco" <john@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: Risk of ruin, amount per trade formula?


> I wish some of you guys would get on the Realtraders forum. They recently
> had a fairly lengthy discussion on the optimal f formula and came to the
> conclusion that it was not only worthless it would almost guarantee ruin
if
> implemented at the wrong time. But the better conclusion is to join the
> Realtraders discussion forum as they have some very bright professional
> traders who like to share their knowledge.
>
> John Manasco
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Guy Tann <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 1:38 AM
> Subject: RE: Risk of ruin, amount per trade formula?
>
>
> > Thanks Glen.
> >
> > While all three of us have backgrounds in math, statistics and
economics,
> we
> > really haven't spent the time necessary to dive into Vince's books.  I
> think
> > that's why my brother took the easy way out and went with Balsara's
> charts.
> > :)
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > Paranoia...you only have to be right once to make it all worthwhile!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Glen Wallace
> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 6:49 PM
> > To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Risk of ruin, amount per trade formula?
> >
> > To add to Guy's comments, Ralph Vince's first book, "Portfolio
Management
> > Formulas," has a comprehensive chapter on risk of ruin.  His second
book,
> > "The
> > Mathematics of Money Management," contains a condensed version of his
> first
> > book in the first chapter, but glosses over risk of ruin.  Both are
> > excellent
> > books and easily the most important books in my bookshelf.  They are
not,
> > however, for the mathematically challenged.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Guy Tann" <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 5:20 PM
> > Subject: RE: Risk of ruin, amount per trade formula?
> >
> > > Sonny and Mike,
> > >
> > > I made an error here.  We bought the following books from Amazon.com:
> > >
> > > The new Money Management by Vince
> > > The Mathematics of Money Management by Vince
> > > Money Management Strategies for Future Traders by Balsara
> > >
> > > The "Risk of Ruin" chart we're using came from the Balsara book
> (according
> > > to my brother).  I'm ordering my own copy.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry if I misled anybody.
> > >
> > > Guy
> >
> >
> >
>