tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post5613736720494435924..comments2009-10-18T22:01:36.257+08:00Michael Tsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679michael.tsen@gmail.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-89932943876562993182009-10-18T22:01:36.257+08:002009-10-18T22:01:36.257+08:00Good one! :)ChampDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15551303930099640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-22675669698257973542009-10-14T01:30:02.669+08:002009-10-14T01:30:02.669+08:00Don&#39;t mark up, sell by values :)<br /><br />I support fix price mechanism :)Michael Tsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-53258410080563336502009-10-13T23:39:25.602+08:002009-10-13T23:39:25.602+08:00what should be the correct formula of markup?jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-53015752198888551262009-10-13T14:44:54.901+08:002009-10-13T14:44:54.901+08:00which is common ....Michael Tsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-56967301534620406732009-10-13T10:23:54.240+08:002009-10-13T10:23:54.240+08:00It really depends to the businessman understand the formula of markup or not. If he applied the wrong formula that is cost x (100 + margin), then he is an idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-9583710305745039862009-10-11T23:31:21.020+08:002009-10-11T23:31:21.020+08:00good point, actually I didn&#39;t really relate to that earlier. This article was initially meant for business man who mark up 30% and then give discount 30% but always ended up losing money ... I just relate that to investment for this site.<br /><br />&#39;don&#39;t lose money&#39; is a good ideology but often not practical especially when you are a volume trader.<br /><br />this symptom of &#39;earn less lose more&#39; actually turns out a great opportunity in some trading patterns.Michael Tsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11182268410762882679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222663171691806565.post-72983223931650175282009-10-11T20:51:10.177+08:002009-10-11T20:51:10.177+08:00Why dont just make a more impactful example?<br /><br />Let say you have RM100 portfolio, and it dropped 50% in value.How much percent increase to make it even(back to RM100)?<br /><br />100%!!!!!<br /><br />this is why you should not lose money.You have to take more risk to just to get back where u started.jasonnoreply@blogger.com