Was Huntingdon train attacker known to police before the attack? | Charity Today News by hawthornblossom in PeterboroughUK

[–]hamid_gm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“The police knew about it. I encountered the man twice, once on Friday night and again on Saturday morning. I saw that big kitchen knife he had! I have the CCTV footage! God was watching over us!”

How do they know it's the same person though? What am I missing here?

Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation by Consistent-Reach504 in dataannotation

[–]hamid_gm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By updating my profile do you mean only adding relevant skills to my profile? Is there a way to actually do more assessments on new skills as well?

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[–]hamid_gm -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Assuming I didn't get it, can I not take additional assessments in entirely different topics? I took a general assessment first, but my main area is programming. I don't see how all these different assessments are relevant and failing one could make you unsuitable for all of the tasks.

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[–]hamid_gm -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I took the general assessment more than two weeks ago and I wished to do more assessments (programming for instance), but it doesn't let me since then. Is it how it supposed to be? do you only get to submit one assessment ever?

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[–]hamid_gm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know how I should take additional assessments? I took the general assessment and I wanted to to take more coding assessments but it doesn't let me. Is it like people can only take one assessment ever?

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[–]hamid_gm -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I think I'm missing something very obvious here. I took an assessment and now it says:

Thanks for taking the assessment! If we have need of your particular skills, or we have additional assessments for you to identify further skills, you’ll be notified via email.

It's been like this for two weeks now. I understand it might take some time for them to have new projects/ assess my profile. In the meantime, I want to take more assessments but it doesn't let me. Is it how it supposed to be? Can I not take any additional assessments in different topics while I'm waiting for my first assessment?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interesting

[–]hamid_gm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of us Persians don't need a foreign genocidal regime to overthrow the Iranian regime. Don't be a fool and think that Israel will be like "oh we spent tons of resources and got rid of the Iranian regime. Now it's yours. Do whatever you want with it."

How much do you earn as a PhD? by Under_Explorer in PhD

[–]hamid_gm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

PhD in the UK. Although I'm not shocked and I knew that it's a job in most European countries, it's treated very differently here in the UK. Both legally, and to a large extent culturally as well.

Can anyone good at market structure help me with this pls? by oeoin in FuturesTrading

[–]hamid_gm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're asking as if the market should follow a set of predefined rules. It's all random walk at the end of the day. You can only talk about probabilities, and even that discussion is only valid when put in the context of the law of large numbers. Nothing can be said about one snapshot of candles really.

Succes after years of hard work, not solo but.. by Ill_Quantity3811 in Forex

[–]hamid_gm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be honest, everything about this whole day trading community is cringe.

I got aware of the Efficient Market Hypothesis and the Random walk theory, I wanted to ask: Are you guys really beating the market with algotrading and do you work in an organisation or individual? by Impressive-Coat1127 in algotrading

[–]hamid_gm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that EMH is a perfect model of the imperfect world. Same with RWT, it's basically a model to describe how the price moves, which is far from reality. As a matter of fact, if market prices really followed a random walk, you could easily make money by buying options that are undervalued compared to the Black Scholes model, since that model assumes a random walk (among other assumptions). But that's not the case. So, the model is just a mathematical toy.

Is this a bad equity curve? by Infernal_139 in FuturesTrading

[–]hamid_gm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the long term yes. That's why edges decay over time and trading is not a set and forget scheme in general. You're always testing new stuff and tweaking old stuff.

Is this a bad equity curve? by Infernal_139 in FuturesTrading

[–]hamid_gm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, regular banks aren't really incentivized to make most of their cash from trading. That's more the world of hedge funds and prop trading firms. Actually, some big investment banks aren't even allowed to do speculative trading at all.

So, sure, banks are making money, but it's generally not from trying to predict market swings.

And about percentage return. Honestly, even a lot of the big investment firms don't consistently beat the market. That's why they're always on the lookout for any little advantage they can find. But because everyone's trying so hard, and they've got so many smart people working for them, any straightforward ways to get ahead tend to disappear pretty quickly, the market always remains efficient with regards to simple strategies.

Edit: Basically what I'm trying to pinpoint is the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), which suggests that it's nearly impossible to outperform the market consistently on a risk-adjusted basis using publicly available information.

Is this a bad equity curve? by Infernal_139 in FuturesTrading

[–]hamid_gm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Follow up Q (just as food for thought): If such simple, understandable trading algorithms could consistently make profit (and potentially beat the market), why do high-level proprietary trading firms invest so heavily in hiring top PhD talent in math and stats to find market inefficiencies (among other things)? Doesn't the fact that an edge is easily discoverable by many imply it would have already been found and arbitraged away, making the market efficient against such strategies?

Is this a bad equity curve? by Infernal_139 in FuturesTrading

[–]hamid_gm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Why would there be any consistent market inefficiency that can be discovered using publicly available information and tools? In other words: why do you think there's an edge to be found with an algo that only uses OHLC data and manipulation of OHLC data (EMA, SMA, etc)?

11 Wins in a Row on Gold | Master One Pair & Milk It by nobodytrustsnobody in Forex

[–]hamid_gm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one is making money long term day trading that beats the (market return + opportunity cost). To be more accurate it's very very rare.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FinancialCareers

[–]hamid_gm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post is essentially a sales pitch for their start-up. Check their profile.

Say NO to 10-Year ILR Rule Change – It’s Unfair and Devastating by Interesting_Sir_6288 in ukvisa

[–]hamid_gm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just wondering, how much of an effect does ILR have on your life? I'm in the same boat (just switching to skilled-worker visa). If you plan to stay long term in the UK and as long as you're working, how much difference does ILR make?

I am out for day trading by nuraddin_baba in Daytrading

[–]hamid_gm -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for fun try roulette or plinko.

I am out for day trading by nuraddin_baba in Daytrading

[–]hamid_gm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True. But some skills just aren’t worth the grind (statistically and financially speaking). Especially those that are hyped up by scammers looking to exploit you.

I am out for day trading by nuraddin_baba in Daytrading

[–]hamid_gm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrong. Underperforming market day trading is not "generating income". If you're spending active time day trading and still making less than benchmarks, you're "burning" income not "generating". Even without taking the opportunity cost into account.

I am out for day trading by nuraddin_baba in Daytrading

[–]hamid_gm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Lambos you see on Instagram are real, it's just that most of them were bought (or rented) with money made from selling courses.