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Quantopian Open: Twitter Updates
Josh Payne
posted Feb 25, 2015

Hi all,

We started a light-hearted twitter account that provides updates on the Quantopian Open - Quantopian Cosell.

For those not old enough (or American) to remember Howard Cosell, he was a prominent sports announcer in the 70's and 80's. He was the voice for many famous sporting events, especially boxing.

So if you know what Howard Cosell sounds like, read the tweets to yourself in his unique, nasal voice, laden with many pregnant pauses.

We'll update the account daily, around the time the leaderboard updates.

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6 responses
Simon Thornington
Feb 25, 2015

Is it possible to change my Quantopian username so that my actual name never shows up on Twitter?

Grant Kiehne
Feb 27, 2015

Cool! I suppose it was inevitable that someone would win. Looking forward to live trading with Quantopian capital! Thanks to the Quantopian team for the opportunity! Now if my algo can not crash, avoid the $90K limit, and make enough to at least buy a sandwich... --Grant

Carol Willing
Feb 27, 2015

Congrats Grant.

Simon Thornington
Feb 27, 2015

Congrats! Couldn't be more deserved.

Grant Kiehne
Feb 28, 2015

Thanks Simon & Carol. --Grant

Ken Hersey
Feb 28, 2015

Knew you could do it, Grant - Bravo! Now enjoy the spotlight as we all watch your algo earn :).
https://www.quantopian.com/winners

Very funny twitter, Josh!

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The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian.

In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.