Comments on: Book Review: The (Mis)Behavior of Markets http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/ Information and resources for those looking to learn about trading and the markets Wed, 23 May 2012 13:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reviews of Trading Books | The Essentials of Trading http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-16220 Reviews of Trading Books | The Essentials of Trading Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:27:29 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-16220 [...] The (Mis)Behavior of Markets by Benoit Mandelbrot [...] [...] The (Mis)Behavior of Markets by Benoit Mandelbrot [...]

]]> By: Rhody Trader» Figuring Out Now What’s Been Known for 40 Years http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-14591 Rhody Trader» Figuring Out Now What’s Been Known for 40 Years Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:30:10 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-14591 [...] Basically the bottom line is that despite what some folks might lead you to believe (or delude themselves into believing), the markets cannot be modelled nice and neat with bell curves and standard distributions, at least not with current tools. This has very serious implications because it means things can go much worse than folks expect and are more likely to do so than would be predicted. This is something discussed in Benoit Mandelbrot’s book The (Mis)Behavior of Markets. [...] [...] Basically the bottom line is that despite what some folks might lead you to believe (or delude themselves into believing), the markets cannot be modelled nice and neat with bell curves and standard distributions, at least not with current tools. This has very serious implications because it means things can go much worse than folks expect and are more likely to do so than would be predicted. This is something discussed in Benoit Mandelbrot’s book The (Mis)Behavior of Markets. [...]

]]> By: John http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-12258 John Sun, 18 May 2008 19:35:17 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-12258 Emanuel - I am not actively using the TradingRooms room at this time. Emanuel – I am not actively using the TradingRooms room at this time.

]]> By: John http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-12257 John Sun, 18 May 2008 19:33:18 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-12257 Cathy - To which calculations are you referring? From my perspective, I was quite happy to not have to plough through pages of formulae and whatnot. He's got a lot of stuff in the appendix, and I'm sure if you really want the nitty-gritty you can read his academic papers. Cathy – To which calculations are you referring?

From my perspective, I was quite happy to not have to plough through pages of formulae and whatnot. He’s got a lot of stuff in the appendix, and I’m sure if you really want the nitty-gritty you can read his academic papers.

]]> By: cathy koch http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-12256 cathy koch Sun, 18 May 2008 17:55:07 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-12256 A poorly written book. He keeps talking about the results of his calculations but never tells the reader how he did those calculations. As a result the reader gets no useful information from a lot of effort put into reading this book. A poorly written book. He keeps talking about the results of his calculations but never tells the reader how he did those calculations. As a result the reader gets no useful information from a lot of effort put into reading this book.

]]> By: Emanuel http://theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/index.php/2008/05/16/book-review-the-misbehavior-of-markets/#comment-12255 Emanuel Sun, 18 May 2008 14:02:49 +0000 http://www.theessentialsoftrading.com/Blog/?p=491#comment-12255 Hi Mr Forman, I purchased one of your trading courses some time ago and enquire whether it is possible to become a member of your TradingRooms room? tks and regards, Emanuel Hi Mr Forman,

I purchased one of your trading courses some time ago and enquire whether it is possible to become a member of your TradingRooms room?

tks and regards,

Emanuel

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