One time Intro of the OK-Score that identified ENRON before happening

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Dear Trade2Win Friends :
Only once I like to introduce myself to you.

I am a 60 year old Dutchman living in Belgium.

During the period 1995 -2001 I followed the PhD program at the University of Amsterdam, however not finalising my dissertation for obvious reasons as I will explain within the second part of this message.

AIM OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS TO COMPARE Prof. Altman's Z-Score and Prof. Bilderbeek (University of Twente) MODEL with the MODEL I developed myself (the OK- Score tm).

Models that can be compared in results, however not in the modelling.

This means that on the same data-set also the Z-Score and Bilderbeeks model were tested against the OK-Score. Without the shadow of a doubt I was able to make an enormous improvement in bankruptcy-predictions (98%) whereas the Z-Score scored approx. 78%.
In fact I scored the Type I = (all bankruptcies) : 100% and Type II = (all running ones) : 97%

The scientific part of my dissertation dealt with the system failures of both Altman and Bilderbeek. Both gentlemen started their modelling with the assumption that the ratio’s of a group of failed companies explicitly will differ from a group of running ones.

THAT IS NOT CORRECT. The group running ones is not an homogeneous group since their ratio’s will also differ towards both ends of the spectrum. In that way redundancy will always appear in the model.

I DEVELOPED A TOTAL NEW CONCEPT based upon the principles of fuzzy logics,
developed by Professor Zadeh and was able to identify 81 (9x9) different positions for any company.

These 81 different positions were based upon two major variables a) the OK-Solvency and b) the OK-ratio.

The OK-solvency is the normal solvency, however adapted slightly in case some company aspects differ from calculated (fixed) norms. I mean the volume of rising debts/stocks against the volume of rising turnover etc.

The OK-ratio is the new algorithm I developed, which I refused to reveal in order to receive my PhD.

Since testing also on the STOCK EXCHANGE did bring such absolute results I stopped my dissertation without revealing the algorithm and started to develop a marketing and sales concept for its by-product.

In fact, the result of my investigation, the prediction of bankruptcies was overwhelmed by the by-product of my investigation, which was the rating system the OK-rating method, however then reduced from 81 different positions to the ten OK-classes.

THE MODEL IDENTIFIED WITHOUT ANY SHADOW OF A DOUBT THE ENRON (1999), WORLDCOM (1999) AND THE PARMALAT (2000) and the AHOLD (2002) CASES before happening. The years within braces are the years identifying the basic problems from the annual report from the year before, so annual report Enron 1998 etc. The Ahold case was demonstrated during a TV-interview one year BEFORE the out-brake in 2003. See my website.

During three other TV> appearances I informed the audience about the dip to come for Unilever which shares were sold at Euro 72.

I offer any FUNDMANAGER, TO SCRUTINISE - A N Y of these cases to be performed by yourself or even any other case unknown to me.

Major tests and an investment fund now have shown that the stock picking of "OK" nominated stocks from an universe (such as the Dutch AEX or S&P 100 will always lead to an out-performance to the rest of the universe.

The semi-variance (see also Prof. Markowitz 'PortFolio Selection' 1959) and (Prof. Javier Estrada 2005) in comparing the AEX (Dutch stock-exchange and the OK-selected ones of the AEX) were as follows :
Upsize deviation AEX 8,54 against 10,0 of the OK-selected funds from the same index
Downsize deviation AEX 16,25 against 9,72 of the OK-selected funds from the same index.

Probably for the first time in history a scientific proof can be delivered of the qualities
of an enhanced index system.

To interested people I can send related articles in Dutch as in English such as published
in the Herald Tribune.

It is my wish to spread my wings into other countries since I believe to find a more ready market for this venture than here in the Netherlands.

I hope to be hearing from you and I am always prepared to visit you in order to demonstrate or to follow any scrutinising test.

Kindest regards
Willem D. Okkerse
inventor of the OK-Score
member of the Institute of Forensic Auditors Brussels
 
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inventor OK-Score said:
Dear Trade2Win Friends :
Only once I like to introduce myself to you.

I am a 60 year old Dutchman living in Belgium.

During the period 1995 -2001 I followed the PhD program at the University of Amsterdam, however not finalising my dissertation for obvious reasons as I will explain within the second part of this message.

AIM OF THE INVESTIGATION WAS TO COMPARE Prof. Altman's Z-Score and Prof. Bilderbeek (University of Twente) MODEL with the MODEL I developed myself (the OK- Score tm).

Models that can be compared in results, however not in the modelling.

This means that on the same data-set also the Z-Score and Bilderbeeks model were tested against the OK-Score. Without the shadow of a doubt I was able to make an enormous improvement in bankruptcy-predictions (98%) whereas the Z-Score scored approx. 78%.
In fact I scored the Type I = (all bankruptcies) : 100% and Type II = (all running ones) : 97%

The scientific part of my dissertation dealt with the system failures of both Altman and Bilderbeek. Both gentlemen started their modelling with the assumption that the ratio’s of a group of failed companies explicitly will differ from a group of running ones.

THAT IS NOT CORRECT. The group running ones is not an homogeneous group since their ratio’s will also differ towards both ends of the spectrum. In that way redundancy will always appear in the model.

I DEVELOPED A TOTAL NEW CONCEPT based upon the principles of fuzzy logics,
developed by Professor Zadeh and was able to identify 81 (9x9) different positions for any company.

These 81 different positions were based upon two major variables a) the OK-Solvency and b) the OK-ratio.

The OK-solvency is the normal solvency, however adapted slightly in case some company aspects differ from calculated (fixed) norms. I mean the volume of rising debts/stocks against the volume of rising turnover etc.

The OK-ratio is the new algorithm I developed, which I refused to reveal in order to receive my PhD.

Since testing also on the STOCK EXCHANGE did bring such absolute results I stopped my dissertation without revealing the algorithm and started to develop a marketing and sales concept for its by-product.

In fact, the result of my investigation, the prediction of bankruptcies was overwhelmed by the by-product of my investigation, which was the rating system the OK-rating method, however then reduced from 81 different positions to the ten OK-classes.

THE MODEL IDENTIFIED WITHOUT ANY SHADOW OF A DOUBT THE ENRON (1999), WORLDCOM (1999) AND THE PARMALAT (2000) and the AHOLD (2002) CASES before happening. The years within braces are the years identifying the basic problems from the annual report from the year before, so annual report Enron 1998 etc. The Ahold case was demonstrated during a TV-interview one year BEFORE the out-brake in 2003. See my website.

During three other TV> appearances I informed the audience about the dip to come for Unilever which shares were sold at Euro 72.

I offer any FUNDMANAGER, TO SCRUTINISE - A N Y of these cases to be performed by yourself or even any other case unknown to me.

Major tests and an investment fund now have shown that the stock picking of "OK" nominated stocks from an universe (such as the Dutch AEX or S&P 100 will always lead to an out-performance to the rest of the universe.

The semi-variance (see also Prof. Markowitz 'PortFolio Selection' 1959) and (Prof. Javier Estrada 2005) in comparing the AEX (Dutch stock-exchange and the OK-selected ones of the AEX) were as follows :
Upsize deviation AEX 8,54 against 10,0 of the OK-selected funds from the same index
Downsize deviation AEX 16,25 against 9,72 of the OK-selected funds from the same index.

Probably for the first time in history a scientific proof can be delivered of the qualities
of an enhanced index system.

To interested people I can send related articles in Dutch as in English such as published
in the Herald Tribune.

It is my wish to spread my wings into other countries since I believe to find a more ready market for this venture than here in the Netherlands.

I hope to be hearing from you and I am always prepared to visit you in order to demonstrate or to follow any scrutinising test.

Kindest regards
Willem D. Okkerse
inventor of the OK-Score
member of the Institute of Forensic Auditors Brussels

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Interesting. Do you have an english site? Which is the biggest company on a prominent market most likely to fail on current world markets by your OK current reckonings?

We can all get our ealry shorts in.
 
:D Thank you for your mesaage.

"We can all get our early shorts in".
That'll be the day.
First I like to answer your question in quoting the English version of my Dutch website that
was planned to be uploaded this weekend.

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The OK-Score is a new business classification, able to provide a very solid indication of a com¬pa¬ny's financial position. Even better, it can make a prediction of how the company will fare in the near future (two years). The company can use this classification as a warning, take action during this time and adapt its course. The classification model was invented by Mr. Willem D. Okkerse MBA (born in 1946 and very well experienced in strategics and corporate finance, now CEO of the Association for International Top Level Creditrating when he did financial research for his thesis to take his Doctors Degree at the University of Amsterdam.

The research aimed for a comparison of and a better alternative for business ratio's like Professor Altmann's Z-score and Professor Bilderbeek's Tubantian test (in Dutch: Twente-toets). Not only the method of the OK-Score model was different in character and approach; most of all its reliability proved to be significantly bigger. Socalled doubly blind samples supervised by a notary yielded startling results, like a 100% reliability type I error and a 82% accuracy type II error which even went up to 97% after lifting the blind filter of the business type.

However, publishing the thesis, imperative for taking the degree, would have implied the dis¬closure of the underlying model. This would have severely hindered its successful marketing. Therefore Mr. Okkerse decided not to take his degree and commit himself to a knock-out promotion of the OK-Score. Many publications testifying of its success followed, leading to, among other things, Mr. Okkerse's membership of the Institute of Forensic Auditors in Brussels.

The OK-Score is generated by comparison of two business variables. The first, the OK-Solvency, is an adaptation of the well known solvency ratio or debt-equity ratio. The adaptation considers the quality and annual increase of debtors and makes a reservation for mismatching stocks. It also looks at the industry the company is dealing with. The second variable, the OK-ratio, is a new business ratio that requires the input of the company's last five years figures. This ratio estimates if there is any corrosion of the stakeholders' interests. This relates to a ratio of dissipation which determines the range for repair or improvement.

The OK-Solvency-ratio and the OK-ratio are set out against each other in an ordinally correlating table with cells in which the values or classes of the OK-Score are figured from 1 tot 10.

A class 1 company enjoys an almost perfect security and has a lot of room for expansion, even with more liabilities. A class 10 company on the other hand is in very bad weather and runs a severe risk to go bankrupt within the next two years. In between there is range of alternatives that gradually dissuade companies from expansion with more liabilities.

By now all the Amsterdam Stock Exchange companies, listed on the AEX (with the exception of the financials and real estate companies ) have successfully been put to the test (the Euro¬stoxx 50 will follow early 2007) and investors can use the OK-Score to estimate the future results of their investments.



As you might understand : I am "worldfamous" (smile) in the Netherlands

You should understand that each ininital investigation takes about ten working days. After that it can be done within one till four hours. So rich individuals hire me for investigating a major interest or private equity can make a monitoring contract for their equity.

Since 1999 a track-record has been built up within the AEX on the following principles
OK-class 1-6 (buy or do not sell)
OK-class 7-10 (sell or do not buy)
Reaching class 1 and a volatile company : Buy within 6 coming months a two years option
Steel fall e.g. from class 2 till class 5 : Immediately buy a two year put option.
All shares are weithted in accordance with the AEX.

The proven yield (als with real money) is now approx. 125% since Dec 8, 1998 WITHOUT dividend.
or compared with the AEX :
AEX then 100 now 98
OK then 100 now 225

Proven Ytd is > 10% (incl. dividend)

I am open to any negotiations with UK/USA bankers to perform their Asset allocation within
the AEX already now and potentially next year within the Eurostoxx.

Kindest regards
 
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The new year just started. We would like to assure you that in 2007 the Association for International Top Level Creditrating will keep innovating and delivering improvements to maintain the OK-Score at the forefront of credit rating focused on delivering the best FA available in the market.

At the OK-Score, we work hard to be your trusted partner and to help reducing your risks and improving your investments as we did the last years.

Since 08.12.1998 :
Beta : 0,62
Alpha : 10,29%
R2 : 0,65


Return since 8 December 1998
OK-Score : 138,05%
AEX : 02,14%
Return WITHOUT Dividend (Auditors Supervision)

Return since 01 January 2005
OK-Score : 48,29%
AEX : 43,59%

Return since 02 March 2006
OK-Score :12,93%
AEX : 08,25%

2006
OK-Score : 14,77%
AEX : 13,41%

Down-side Risk since 08 December 1998 (Markowitz)
OK-Score -6,28
AEX -15,24

Up side potential since 08 December 1998 (Markowitz)
OK-Score +13,50
AEX +8,08

For further guidance you can visit www.ok-score.blogspot.com
 
please,give us some FULL entries,incl. stop, target, TTL on your dedicated instrument

everything else is far beyond average.

this is the last time I m pleasing u to do so.
 
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