Word: less
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...make sure that those we are most excited about get offers. Those that are qualified but that we are less passionate about must decide themselves whether they want to invest [finance their own education]," Bates says...
...secret to Liu's success? At first, Liu admits, he got slammed. He soon learned the trick: if you want to make sweet profits you need to sell, quickly. Liu holds stock for the "ultra short term" and to maximize profit, he sells as soon as possible. "The less time you hold it the more profit, but also the less sure you are of your trade." Purchased stock is "baggage" to Liu, because it ties you down until you sell it. Whether it's a couple of seconds or a couple of days, you have...
...students' money, giving them early hands-on experience in the market. With 80 shareholders, the fund has about $20,000 invested. Any student can invest a minimum amount of $100, or about six shares, to become a stockholder. This year to date, the fund is up 75 percent. While less lucrative than day trading, CWF is also less risky. They do not participate in the volatile daytrading game, but make longer-term trades over days and months...
...impress each other. There are only men in the room, although they say that about half of their stockholders are women. However, all the officers are men. Sinhababu says that he thought women would actually be better at the stock market, although they tend to participate in it less, because they would not get as excited by jumps and falls. According to Sinhababu, men are more impetuous and ready to jump into it without knowing as much about the stock...
...Elite schools like Harvard and MIT are fortunate in that they draw students who are less inclined to binge drink," said Wechsler, who is also a lecturer at HSPH...