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Michael Bigger is an investor and a trader who has been involved with trading technologies for more than twenty years. In 1992, Michael joined Citibank as head trader of U.S. single-stock derivatives, where he managed a $5 billion portfolio of equity derivatives. In 1998, he joined D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. to trade the U.S. equity derivatives portfolio. (More)

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    Feb112011

    How to Grow a Second Brain on Twitter

    That is exactly right. Believe me, it can be done.  If you think I have gone off the deep end, you can stop reading right away.

    When you think about Google and Twitter, think about the following picture:

     

    The thing that sets Twitter apart from Google is that Twitter is an open API that connects text, brains, algorithms, and whatever else can be connected to it. That is pretty awesome, isn’t it?

    It gets even more awesome when you use Twitter to augment yourself as a trader. How do you use Twitter to augment yourself as a trader, or, in other words, how do you use Twitter to grow a second brain? How do you lift yourself from understanding less to understanding more?

    •  Follow people who are better than you are.
    •  Follow the money.
    •  Follow people who make you money.
    •  Follow people who save you money.
    •  Follow people who move you forward.
    •  Follow people who make you think.
    •  Follow people who increase your utility.
    •  Follow people who watch your back.
    •  Follow humans. Humans on Twitter don’t hide behind fake avatars.

    Growing a brain on Twitter is a craft. You start with raw material, which in this case is an abundant supply of brain. Then you shape that sculpture (lists) into the mother of all metacognition machines.

     

    Michael Bigger. Follow me on Twitter and StockTwits.

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    I read this here from the article effective habits of highly successful traders http://ezinearticles.com/?Seven-Habits-of-Highly-Successful-Traders&id=1897750

    "Synergize. Someone once said, "If you want to be successful, you must network with people who are successful". You will not believe the added support and learning that comes from having a group of friends or like-minded people to discuss your experiences of trading with. "

    February 13, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterAris

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