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That documentary STUNK....it told you nothing.....I saw it several months
ago....
at least this article provided some "inside" information......
the story certainly has some value from a psychological and
software/modeling viewpoint.
Sorry I don't share your opinion.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Bronke [mailto:jvbronke@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 10:05 AM
> To: William Brower; prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: best article yet on the LTCM debacle
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> I think you're better off catching the History Channel(I think)
> documentary
> on the development of the algorithm and that company. When it comes to
> reading, find books that will help you trade.
> I'm not convinced that story will do that.
>
> Jim Bronke
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Brower" <1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 6:15 AM
> Subject: Re: best article yet on the LTCM debacle
>
>
> > If you want the inside story, a "can't put it down" thriller,
> get the book
> > "When Genius Failed" by Roger Lowenstein.
> >
> > At 06:31 PM 6/22/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Great tale of arrogance and over-confidence in models and lack
> of common
> > >sense.
> > >http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/010621/mzdopx0wmgolfrfvtvmgow.html
> > >
> > >Loved when at 50% down, they brought in that high profile
> trader who told
> > >them "you're finished".
> > >I wonder who that was ????
> > >3 people come to mind: Tom Baldwin, Richard Dennis, Lewie
> Borrsellino.....
> > >
> > >....link is courtesy of John Lothian's newsletter . Thanks John !
> >
> > Bill Brower
> > Email: 1000mileman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Web Site: insideedge.net
> >
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