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8 Software Applications every Poker Player should Have

By Mark | Published August 27th, 2010

If you play online poker without the proper tools you are leaving money on the table. It is important to keep good records and analyze your game and the game of your opponents. Today on “Poker Friday” I am going to go through the poker software I use on a daily basis. Poker Software Smart…

Poker, Luck & Trading

By Mark | Published August 20th, 2010

Usually on Fridays I post weekend links, for the next few weeks I will be posting articles related to poker. Poker and trading share some common similarities. If you have yet to read my previous poker articles I suggest you start with the following articles: Ten lessons I have learned about trading from poker. My…

Australian Taxation Calculator: Excel Spreadsheet

By Mark | Published August 18th, 2010

This post is for my Australian readers, but if you are from far away lands and are curios to see what us Australians pay in tax, feel free to download the spreadsheet.  As most of you will be aware the tax office made some minor adjustments to the thresholds and the martingale tax rate which…

Timothy Sykes Has Lost His Mind

By Mark | Published July 24th, 2010

I am late to the game on this one but Timothy Sykes has a limited special on four of his PennyStocking DVD’s. You have about one day left to pick them up. I have personally watched and reviewed all four of these DVD’s and at this price you would be crazy to miss out. If…

Building an Automated FOREX System: Writing the Pseudo Code

By Mark | Published April 12th, 2010

In our last article we examined the basics of writing pseudo code and briefly looked at strategy design. If you have not read Designing a simple strategy and Pseudo Code you will need read that before continuing. In this article we will be translating the original Turtle Trader rules into pseudo code. This will ensure…

Timothy Sykes TIMFundamentals DVD Review

By Mark | Published April 9th, 2010

Timothy Sykes is nearly impossible to slap a conventional label on. He has managed to achieve what some people take a lifetime to achieve in just 28 years. He has been trader, hedge fund manager, reality TV star, publisher, author and now an educator. Sykes most notable achievement was his great trading gains made from…

Importing Stock Data From Yahoo Using Python

By Mark | Published April 2nd, 2010

As I discussed in my previous post I have started to explore the possibilities of using python for quant fiance applications. To be honest I have only spent about 2 hours working on this project.  In that short amount of time I have been able to: Connect to Interactive Brokers via IbPy. Connect and download…

Setting up The Perfect Python Development Environment

By Mark | Published March 29th, 2010

I am sure most of you by now have heard about the awesomeness of Python. Python is a lightweight programming / scripting language that is very simple to learn yet powerful. As you know if you have been reading this blog you would know I am looking to test and develop automated trading strategies and…

Timothy Sykes ShortStocking DVD Review

By Mark | Published March 19th, 2010

Timothy Sykes is nearly impossible to slap a conventional label on. He has managed to achieve what some people take a lifetime to achieve in just 28 years. He has been trader, hedge fund manager, reality TV star, publisher, author and now an educator. Sykes most notable achievement was his great trading gains made from…

*** FREE Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Download FREE***

By Mark | Published March 18th, 2010

Microsoft has released free for download the Office 2010 suite of beta applications. The Office 2010 Free Beta download consits of all the applications you would expect to find: Microsoft Word 2010. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. Microsoft Access 2010. Microsoft Publisher 2010. Microsoft Excel 2010. Microsoft Outlook 2010. You can also download additional beta applications: Microsoft…

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