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"Death comes without warning, this body will become a corpse."
Ah yes...
And traders say. "The Trend is Your Friend".
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Alexander" <alexander_enterprises@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Don Roos" <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Sylvain Bergfeld"
<zfrench@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: ELA files
> Well, my email certainly evoked some interesting responses!
> Strangely enough, and this is rare indeed, I agree with all
> of them :)
>
> While my throat still stings from previous snake oil
> purchases, I still believe it is a matter of scale (read
> "money" here)and timing (read "I'm getting old" here).
> Someone mentioned 180k in two years. I already make that in
> my day job and I believe that to be small scale. Given the
> choice of working for two years with a small account and
> making reasonable but small gains or working with a big
> account and making big gains in a shorter time frame (with
> obviously more DD risk) then I would choose the shorter
> time frame. Why wait?
>
> As the Buddhists say, "Death comes without warning, this
> body will become a corpse."
>
> But only having done this for a few years and still in the
> hole, I'm new to the game and perhaps look with untrained
> and unexperienced eyes :)
>
> Thank you everyone that replied for your insights! They
> help round me out.
>
> ta
>
>
>
> --- Don Roos <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > It's not that simple: you sell your system for a few 10
> > grand checks and you
> > think you are ahead, but soon your system sucks and what
> > do you have: a
> > meager producer and the need to write another mega
> > winner. Instead, take
> > your excellent system and start with 10 grand, trade 4
> > minis with a 6kdd and
> > make 180k over 2 yrs. And you still have your system
> > after all of that:
> > Add it up and see what you think is better. The system I
> > refer to is not
> > sold as snake oil and is still private.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas Alexander"
> > <alexander_enterprises@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Don Roos" <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Sylvain
> > Bergfeld"
> > <zfrench@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: ELA files
> >
> >
> > It's really simple.
> >
> > The reason is account size!
> >
> > If a system writer has $100,000 to trade with then sure
> > they don't need to sell their system or set up a trading
> > fund using it etc. But, those who don't have 100K trading
> > accounts to start, well, another source of income is
> > needed
> > till the account size is large enough to support one.
> > Either that or marry well :)
> >
> > ta
> > --- Don Roos <rosewood@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Sylvia:
> > >
> > > Why would you compromise your system for the goal of
> > > testing it. You can
> > > easily do that yourself or hire an individual you can
> > > trust. So I assume
> > > there must be another goal related to publicity. And
> > > that goes to the heart
> > > of why most experienced traders consider systems that
> > are
> > > being sold for
> > > profit as snake oil: if someone has such a good
> > system,
> > > the thinking goes,
> > > why would you compromise it so that you can sell it to
> > > inexperienced traders
> > > rather than trade it yourself. One would expect the
> > > profits can be much
> > > better if you trade it yourself over a longer period
> > > rather than a short
> > > period of snake oil sales. Thus, I will continue to be
> > > very suspicious of
> > > systems sold for profit. Similarly indicators. So if
> > > you have something
> > > that good, why not keep it that way?
> > >
> > > Don
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "William Brower" <1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: "Sylvain Bergfeld" <zfrench@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> > > <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 7:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: ELA files
> > >
> > >
> > > You will need to disclose the rules so they can program
> > > it into
> > > Excaliber. They may also add it to their portfolio of
> > > systems that they
> > > will trade when managing money. You will not get
> > > anything from them if
> > > they do.
> > >
> > > At 09:08 AM 3/27/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hello,
> > > >I would like to submit my system for independent
> > testing
> > > with Futuretruth.
> > > >
> > > >I have 2 questions:
> > > > a.. Does anybody have an opinion about Futuretruth
> > > and would you
> > > recommend
> > > >another service?
> > > > b.. How safe is it to send my system in the ELA
> > > format (is it possible
> > > for
> > > >them to open it and see my formula)?
> > > >
> > > >Thank you,
> > > >Sylvain Bergfeld
> > > >www.alterama.com
> > >
> > > Bill Brower
> > > Email: 1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Web Site: insideedge.net
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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