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Author: DetailMerchant Big red star, 1000 posts Add to my Favorite Fools Ignore this person (you won't see their posts anymore) Number: of 141698  
Subject: Re: Maths is scary Date: 16/07/2008 21:46
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I thought I would work out what happens to an initial investment of 100 in a market that varies up then down by 50% each period.

The result is much better if the market varies up then down by 150% each period. Of course it's advisable to exit the market after an even number of periods...
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