Response from: Ben Storey

Re: Sykes amateurish hedge fund book: Is it more sad or amusing when someone's young ego spurs them to write a book when they possess neither literary skill nor talent? Sykes has commented elsewhere that his goal to become "a great teacher, not a great investor" but in this sad excuse for a tutorial he proves to be neither as his amateurish errors practically drive him from the market, credibility (what little he had) completely shredded. Perhaps, however, it's not truly his fault: let's face it, when it comes to imparting wisdom from Wall Street it is simply not possible that a raw twenty-something simply has much to say. Not that Sykes doesn't try however. In perusing the "comments" portion of Amazon book reviews, he's certainly not reluctant to chime in and offer a defense at nearly every turn. Find me ONE other author at Amazon that feels so compelled to argue his own incompetence. Tim Sykes should end his determined quest to become a media personality as his grating manner and decidedly non-telegenic looks suit him far better to shine shoes.

Response from: ICEMAN

In a year when we see Sowood blow up, Amaranth explode, and subprime go down the toilet, this guy losing 30% or so is just not that horrible. He was UP 20% in 2005.... I mean Goldman Alpha was down more than TIM and the CEO got a 70MM bonus! I think the TIM haters on Gawker are TOTAL LOSERS! HAHAHA......