Recent content by alistera

That is true .... but ... "the markets can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent" as timing via economic data is qualitative, banks can usually ride it out with customer deposits or lender of last resort, individuals not so much.

Like everyone said, go long S&P on low cost ETF, even better if you can wait for a correction like the past months and go long if you can offset the psychology of the markets making sure you are too fearful to enter a long when the markets are capitulating, honestly it was an easy trade given...

Only 8% make profits and only 0.5% make a living wage in the markets, you have to make educated losses to provide cover to the trading institution, unless you're trading $1million (cash or notional which are futures leverage) and have experience of these numbers the probability of success is...

This is how it works, crypto funds target 70-100% return on capital, most only get to 30-50% and save the 100% for HFT, offering 10% staking is one of the most ridiculous wastes of capital in existence unless you have $millions, like Changelly who hold millions in exchanges for months under...

It is impossible for the average person even accredited investors to identify market tops and bottoms, saying that it is possible like BA Boeing in 130s which is now above 210, the markets are designed to make sure you are fearful going long in buying opportunities and are adventurous staying...

Sometimes I get asset price targets from traders and then deep dive in to the analysis, the price of many assets including gold are known months in advance, the news for the day justifies the price often without rhyme or reason.

You have less that 1% probability of success so unless you know people with better skills then probability is against you, I was reading about a prop trading firm the other day where less than 1% of the traders made a "living wage" which is not $100,000s, the markets are designed to cycle...

I know someone who was the group financial consultant to the top multi-nationals, went on to design their own fund management platform, and performs wealth management, depends on how much capital being deployed and the expected returns per year, that determines which structures to use, which...

The number is 15-20% per year gross, 14% net, you have a 0.5% probability of hitting that number, crypto is 5x that number, benchmark is S&P at 7-10%pa, you have 8% probability of hitting that number.

You are at the wrong time, there is a transition from 2&20 type funds which filter down to retail towards another model, however that model is currently institutional (mainly use it for the funds that setup) and will be some years before it becomes mainstream, most investors are looking for...

The problem is people don't like handouts and especially the older generation will do anything to avoid it, we had to do things like buy new fridge for birthday (I know), shopping spree when on holiday as a special treat, let me elaborate on why a family office even via an Ajman or RAK. When...

Some people can make those returns, but never consistently to build a portfolio and never managing third party capital, retail don't have the numbers to make it work even with access to technology and architecture, anyway I don't need to provide details, I have no need to manage other peoples...

Correct, percent return per annum, the real reason LTCM went under, yes they over leveraged, but they were providing 40%pa to accredited investors, that's a no no in the financial markets, people like Renaissance also produce 40%pa but they are closed employee funds, friends and family...

Be careful with this, there are numbers I've seen at 1.5k / 3lk / 6k with regulated crypto as this is the institutional price to coexist with fiat, have you ever considered this is the next step to that end, sure it can go to new all time highs but equally could collapse just as it did from 60k...

You really don't want to do that, the markets will not allow public money to be traded via fiat funds at high return numbers, for those numbers it's wild west crypto, Cyprus does not have a good reputation so comes down to investor location, a true fund will cost $10,000s in setup costs and...