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You know, if a workshop guru only can get 3 buyers at only $500 each (instead of $1500 each), it seems he should be clever enuff to figure out he needs to change his marketing approach.
I would bet if he really wanted to attract the attention of more serious traders (who more often look for performance results instead of hype), he should post decent believeable 4 year performance summaries on his better oddball systems and his mechanical bond systems.
If they are as good as you would suspect he wants people to believe --- then this fact alone would attract many more students to his next seminar.
But then again, if his performance summaries would not show anything that great - - - maybe that's the real reason he is not eagerly posting them up front ?
John
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:18:56 -0800 , David Colin <david_colin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>List:
>
>In October I had the good fortune to be able to attend one of Mark Brown's
>"Shortcut to Discovery" workshops in Dallas. I had wanted to attend for
>some time...the price for the workshop that was listed on
>www.prosignals.com was $5000. Of late however the price has been
>temporarily slashed to $500, so I jumped at the chance.
>
>The workshop was set to begin at 08:30. The other attendees arrived --
>there were only three of us - and I was happy to have the chance to meet
>one of the other attendees (an O-lister), someone I've only previously
>corresponded with by e-mail. Mark and his son Alan arrived at 8:30. [Just
>a quick note: Mark is not what I think most people would expect. I think
>he has a little bit of a reputation on this list for being "rough around
>the edges," but honestly, he is one of the nicest guys I've met (as was
>Alan). ]
>
>Mark began by giving us a little history of how he came to be a
>professional trader -- absolutely fascinating stuff. The core of the
>workshop was the revelation of a mechanical Bond model and a somewhat less
>mechanical options strategy. Mark's view is that it is difficult, if not
>impossible, for someone to buy a black box system and trade it without
>understanding the logic. So half the day was spent explaining the logic
>behind the mechanical bond model.
>
>The Bond Model:
>
>The model was developed using the Ned Davis Technalyzer, which is a piece
>of software that costs $100K/year to lease and has to be run on a cray
>supercomputer. The software sounded pretty sophisticated, however Mark's
>teaching style was clear and engaging, and the explanation of the model's
>logic was not beyond the comprehension of anyone with some degree of
>knowledge about technical analysis. The model was made to run on perpetual
>contracts (Mark included a big historical perpetual bond data file for
>testing) . (please don't write me asking for system results, or the model)
>
>The Options Model:
>
>The remainder of the day was spent revealing a pretty nice options
>strategy...although it isn't really mechanical, so it requires a bit of
>skill to implement. Still, the strategy was simple, and again, not beyond
>the comprehension of anyone with some degree of knowledge about technical
>analysis.
>
>
>The second day was spent reviewing and then briefly discussing a few
>Oddball variations, and some bet sizing techniques.
>
>Mark took all questions patiently, no matter how basic, without making
>anyone feel stupid. He wanted to make sure we all understood exactly what
>was being taught. I think I learned almost as much from the discussions we
>had as from the instructional part. You could tell there was genuine
>concern that we learned from the experience -- which brings me to another
>point: Mark was only collecting $1500 for the whole weekend workshop, so
>clearly he wasn't doing this for the money. I think he is at least partly
>motivated by a genuine desire to help fledgling traders. And with all the
>garbage for sale out there, and all the shysters in this business, it was a
>real privilege to have the opportunity to learn from a legitimate world
>class trader like Mark.
>
>One final note: I was surprised by the hospitality we were shown as
>well. We all went to a restaurant for dinner on Saturday night, and had a
>wonderful time. That was above and beyond what we paid for.
>
>All in all, it was a great experience. My recommendation? You should go.
>
>David
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