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Re:How I made $500k with machine learning and high frequency... by tomjen3 on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @11:47AM (#4749210)
You know, that is a really good argument.

Except two things:

1) He didn't lose money, he made 500k.

2) If this worked reliably, you would be out of a job.

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Re:How I made $500k with machine learning and high frequency... by cheeseprocedure on Tuesday November 06, 2012 @03:49PM (#4750662)
Er... it doesn't work reliably, and by definition, cannot work reliably. If market inefficiencies exist to be exploited, then someone is ultimately getting the short end of every stick.
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