:: MIS Insights ::

For the later part of last week, I’ve been into stocks. Here are some interesting numbers:

2 - the number of days that I’ve been trading
4 - the number of different types of company stocks I’ve held
1.5 - average life span of a stock in my hands (in hours)

.24 - the cheapest stock that I’ve bought
68.50 - the most expensive blue chip I’ve bought

3 - the number of indicators that I’m currently using
300 - number of spartans that faced the persians

9,000 - amount in Pesos that I lost because I got distracted for 30 seconds while trading
10,000 - my favorite board lot
90,000 - most number of shares that I owned for a single stock

2% - net gain despite all the fumbles I made
40,000% - my target net gain before this year ends

Anyone here into stocks? I just submitted my CitiSecOnline application form along with the other requirements (photocopies of two valid registration IDs, recent billing statement and PhP X,XXX) this afternoon. I hope that it gets processed right away so that I can start trading!

I’m feeling like a student once again. With the gazillion concepts, terms and topics out there available in this field of business, I think this can keep me busy for the days at a time poring through all the research material.

This reminds me of one of my classes that I took up in college. Decision Support Systems under Vic Reventar. He showed us how to use statistical software in predicting behavior or trends over a period of time. In one of those examples, he demonstrated a portfolio management program that allocated the investments to achieve desired gains while maintaining a certain tolerance for risk. I wish I had a copy of that software! No matter, this looks like a job for Pipboy the Programmer Boy!