TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-11-03

November 3, 2009

@marketfolly: Like the Buffett-poker $BNI quote “It’s an all-in wager on the economic future of the United States, I love these bets.” $$
Traderfeed discusses unreasonable expectations for traders – and my comment on how poker helps with this – http://bit.ly/2WkIaq $$
You’re right because your facts and reasoning are right, but some investments (like cards) go [...]

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TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-10-27

October 27, 2009

# Step 10 of Texas Holdem Investing – New Chapter Posted – Bankroll & Money Management – http://bit.ly/3POE7K $$
Buffett & Munger – Avoid complex maths and theories – http://bit.ly/8iSAr – Texas Holdem Investing can help develop a simpler approach $$
The Symbolic Power of Money – Your brain thinks money is a drug – might explain [...]

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Dr. Bob Rotella, Golf, and (Texas Holdem) Investing – Part 2 (of 2)

October 15, 2009

Part 1 of this post series discussed why sports analogies should be used with care when discussing their relevance to investing and trading. With those points in mind Part 2 goes through Dr. Bob Rotella’s 10 Rules on Mental Fitness from and notes some areas where the interpretation of Dr. Rotella’s rules for golf [...]

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TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-10-12

October 12, 2009

Alea blog on how psychological traits affect behaviour and performance of investors – http://bit.ly/K4TUN $$ #
Kiplinger shows how to Be A Better Investor through managing emotions and reducing fees – http://bit.ly/whAF7 $$ #
Dr. Bob Rotella and how relevant is sports to investing – new post at Texas Holdem Investing – http://bit.ly/2iuiR2 $$ #
Occidental CEO not [...]

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Dr. Bob Rotella, Golf, (Sport) and (Texas Holdem) Investing – Part 1 (of 2)

October 7, 2009

This is Part 1 of a 2-Part post series.  Part 2 is available here.
Charles Kirk of the eponymous Kirk Report wrote a recent guest post entitled 10 Rules For Better Trading for Wall St. Cheat Sheet (which is produced by the Hoffman brothers, Damien and Derek). In the post Charles takes an article from Golf [...]

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TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-10-05

October 5, 2009

“Beating the Odds with (Texas Holdem) Poker Investing – Jeff Yass and Susquehanna” – http://bit.ly/Eh8FN – my latest post $$ #
Susquehanna recruits with poker – http://bit.ly/4FCNeC $$ #
New piece in my Texas Holdem Investing book – Poker Performance Analysis – Online vs Offline – http://bit.ly/3mOcJF $$ #
@howardlindzon – Good luck with the Bloomberg Radio interview [...]

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Beating the Odds with (Texas Holdem) Poker Investing – Jeff Yass and Susquehanna

September 29, 2009

Jeff Yass (and his trading firm Susquehanna) is a prominent example of Texas Holdem Investing in action. Although Yass has been intensely secret about himself and his firm in recent years he first appeared in the popular investment media through an interview with Jack Schwager for “The New Market Wizards: Conversations with America’s Top [...]

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TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-09-28

September 28, 2009

Dogbert explains how not to invest in stocks – http://bit.ly/R69pA – legendary $$ #
Susquehanna, Jeff Yass, and how poker is used to identify and teach good traders in options – http://bit.ly/Btwfn $$ #
More on Susquehanna – using poker tournaments to identify new trader candidates for their European operation – http://bit.ly/12oOI1 $$ #
Working hard is overrated [...]

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TexasHoldemInvesting – Weekly Tweets for 2009-09-14

September 14, 2009

Buffett's investing described as bets again – http://bit.ly/Roqhf – I've done it before too – http://bit.ly/j9Bb2 – $$ #
Guest post about Texas Holdem Poker Vs Investing (Part 1 of 2) on WallStCheatSheet – http://bit.ly/5X7Oy $$ #
@StockPro Thanks for the retweet – part 2 is on the way #
Comment on Poker and Losses and Investing to [...]

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How is Texas Hold’em Poker Similar to Investing? Part 2

September 10, 2009

This post is a guest post on WallStCheatSheet.
Part 1 of this post series introduced the concept of similarities between poker and investing. It then proceeded to describe 5 key areas of similarity. Part 2 now goes on to explain an additional 5 key elements where both fields share characteristics.
6. Unavoidable Expenses: Investing and Poker both [...]

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