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This was taken of Jeff, we believe, on the first day stock index futures were ever traded anywhere, April 1, 1982.
The first stock index futures contract was the Value Line Index traded in Kansas City. The Value Line Index was the only stock index future traded from April 1st 1982 until August 1982 when the CME launched the S&P.
The Quinto & Company desk was over Jeff’s left shoulder and his wife, Toni, can be seen just to the right of Jeff’s left elbow in the oversized glasses, apparently popular at the time.
When you are in the ring with Mohammed Ali, it’s good to have someone in your corner
In the ring with Jeff Quinto in my corner
I’ve used many analogies, but have settled on boxing as the closest fit to trading where your opponent represents the market. Read the rest of this entry »
My Thoughts on Mentorship by Simon Townshend, British hedgefund manager
Since starting in 2003, Simon has produced an annual profit averaging 40% and confidently expects to improve upon this in future. Despite his success Simon firmly believes in the continued use of expert coaching and this article illustrates his reasons why…
2008 what an astonishing year!
Once again the market served investors with a timely reminder Read the rest of this entry »
What Mike learned, last week
What I Learned This Week
1) Again, I recognized that not every trade has a lesson to teach. Sometimes when I lose on a trade, it’s just because the market turned in a certain fashion, not that I committed some kind of trading error. As I have mentioned in the past, avoiding the periods of self-recrimination that can often follow a losing trade helps me to focus instead on finding the next winning trade. Read the rest of this entry »
A positive week for Mike and what he learned
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