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Tom,
I thought I'd let the flames die down before jumping in w/ a "welcome" of
my own. The last time I saw you was at my local Austin Association of
Futures Traders meeting some 3 or 4 yrs ago when you gave a fantastic
presentation. I don't recall that it was on any specific topic, except
maybe general advice on using trading systems, plus lotsa personal
anecdotal sharing on the many people you've met & worked w/ over the
years. You also were quite gracious in answering everyone's questions
(including this newbie's). At the time I believe you'd been recently
associated w/ Van Heusington (sp?) & his bond fund; also as a partner(?) in
Logical Information Machines (LIM) here in Austin. It was through your
generosity as a fellow member of AAFT (as was Joe Ross @ the time) that I
came to know LIM & Gibbons Burke (then @ LIM as person in charge of data
integrity; also as an editor of Futures magazine -- still is). He's since
moved on to Quote.com.
I came away w/ a strong sense of "can do", offset by careful cautions about
how truly difficult it is in this industry. Since then I've sucked up every
shred of information I could from AAFT (insert plug here for a great
non-profit mentoring group <g>), seminars, teachers, etc., etc. I'm finally
on my own, trading for a living. I've met some incredible people along the
way (many from this forum, so please give them a break) & made some
wonderful friendships.
I certainly hope your foray into the net & forums grdauates to a more
productive level. Don't let the heavy stuff get you down. DO take seriously
their admonitions about spamming -- this list is deservedly sensitive about
it, as we've had more than our share in the past. On the whole, there's a
fabulously creative opportunity here due to lots talent & diversity. Just
be patient. Again, Welcome!
Michael Guess
At 09:08 PM 12/5/98 -0700, Tom DeMark wrote:
>don,
>
>your words of kindness and internet "street wisdom" are well received. i
>was beginning to believe that the denizens of this group were of a
>different more bellicose nature. recent correspondence with several,
>such as yourself, is dispelling this fear. things are looking up.
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