About
About Jump Up!
I started this blog, Jump Up!, in the last week of March 2008, 22nd to be precise. Quite a tumultuous time to start an economics-financial markets-trading blog, if you ask me. Earlier, on Jan18th of the same year, Indian financial markets crashed and entered a testing and a painful bear market, which is still lasting as I write.
Jump Up! has evolved from a blog chronicling the current day market economics, national fundamentals and corporate profiling to a place dealing with the empirical, scientific and quantitative nature of trading, strategy development. Although, this platform still retains its flavour of one off discussion on national economics,global econo-political situation; but the leanings have changed so has the lens.
As I write this, my beliefs about financial markets have become even stronger and harder. My beliefs can be quite summarily summed up with elegance and grace by someone, I deeply respect.
Trading the financial markets is among the most challenging of human endeavors. At its best, trading is a celebration of the human mind’s capacity to master complexity. Rarely does any single activity so reward individual initiative and the exercise of the reasoning mind. And yet, financial rewards are only part of the allure of trading. In mastering the markets, we are called upon to exercise extraordinary self-mastery. Like any noble undertaking, such as art, science, or athletics, trading is a means of self-development, fostering the ability to act intentionally, in the service of one’s training and ideals.
Dr. Brett N. Steenbarger
I have a very strong technical background in communication engineering, and this is something I think has truly benefited me for doing what I do. Let me be very specific and talk what I deal with, day in and day out: I manage money and I manage it through development, design and rigorous scientific testing of trading strategies. Often the trading strategies I employ contain a significant dollop of some of the advanced quantitative techniques, notably Monte Carlo Analysis, Time Series Analysis leveraging models like AR,ARMA, ARIMA and GARCH,Robust Statistics to handle risk and analyse better. I also have a significant exposure and experience in advanced calculus most notably Stochastic Calculus, and leveraging them into design and development of trading strategies.
Though, I try to keep extreme abstractness out of the posts, but it might happen that I do bring in a bit of mathematics working with it.(but I assure you, the gain in insight will far outstrip the increase in botheration you will have, while reading those posts 
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This blog chronicles the journey of a quantitative system trader as he trades his way to self-mastery and self-development.
With time, I intend to improve the technical analytical skills with tools, reasoning and observation; improve personal emotional quotient to hold the calm and cool while executing market decisions and finally build personal asset, not as a final goal but as a mere enabler of higher pursuits.
Who Am I?
With a strong interest in system trading,quantitative market analysis, trading psychology, economics, neurofinance, Physics and Stochastic Calculus, literary and fine arts,my mom named me “Soham”.
Well, things change. These days my friends call me, SoDa [a monicker on my name, Soham Das] .
Yeah! Yeah! Thats me
I am passionate about financial market dynamics,algorithm trading, electronics,environment and physics[not necessarily in that order].
And yeah, I am known in my social circle as quite an articulately charming guy[just in case you are a female reader] .
How to Subscribe
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How to Contact
This place is a good way to start, I check it almost every other day. If something is urgent, then leave me a mail at sohamdas [at] gmail [dot] com with Subject as: JUMP UP +[whatever you wish to give]
Want to Know More?
Here is my short concise resume[here]. You want to ask me something, do it right away. Want my help,you are welcome. You have any opportunity, or offers, you might like to discuss, feel free. Mail me at my address written above.
Hey Buddy – Good site with excellent analysis. Coincidentally, my thought process in starting a blog was vaguely similar to yours though I don’t boast of great analytical skills, so my posts always reflect my state of mind – all muddled up
Maybe, I fall into the second category of people described by you 
Anyways, my path to this site – Google alerts on Infosys -> Seeking Alpha article on Infosys Patents. I was gonna write about that story but saw your article which covered it in much more great detail. Keep up the good work. I will be following your blog…. Hope you continue to keep in interesting…! Good luck…
Hey… thanks for the compliments… I appreciate it! You forgot to add your blog address though…
Here it is:
http://thoughtdealership.wordpress.com/
oye..soham bhai…acha article tha yaar….
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.Hope you know who i am. 
eventhough you were writing bout my company.
i didnt know that you blogged.Anyways maintain the same sarcasm in your posts and enthusiasm in blogging.
I will start from the end, of course, I know you, remember you and planning to meet you guys soon.
Thanks for appreciating this place!
And albeit, it was about your employer but then again the verdict is not out. Lets hope for the best!
Dear Soham,
Good and interesting blogs.. keep it up..
With Regards,
Praba
blog.prabasiva.com
i think its time for you to update your about me page
Of course… Jayanth… of course.. and thanks for noting it out… I changed it…
So Da,
the las line indicates that u ve nt changed much. U shud ve included ur classic statement ” in case u find someone called soham in writing in seekingalpha , that is me” Occasionally write some light stuff
Soham
Wonderful blog! Keep up the good work, and let me know if you would like me to guest write a post one of these days!
All the best
Anjali Sen
http://smartbabesaresexy.blogspot.com
The name is Jump, Fraulein.
Hi Soham, salam kenal dari Indonesia
Hi Soham,
Interesting posts viewing financial markets with quantitative lens. I came to your blog via MarketSci. one similarity is having a Btech degree in ECE. another is my near devotion to Dr Brett Steenbarger’s writings. My blog is http://www.hilotrader.blogspot.com