18 Top Traders Round Table with Andrew Lo and Sol Waksman – 1of2

“I was going through one of those inevitable losing streaks [early in my career] and I had a fundamental question. Does anyone make money trading the futures markets, or is it all a casino set up for the benefit of the exchanges?” – Sol Waksman (Tweet) Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast series…

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Market Trends for December 2018

Can we just be real for a minute?

2018 was a roller coaster of a year…and one of those years where you could easily feel a bit sick to your stomach when you looked at the performance of your investments.

(at least it was for most trend followers)…but lately even hardcore equity bulls have felt the pain, just like bond investors did until a couple of months ago. Indeed 2018 will be remembered by many investors for its lows, rather than its highs.

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Best of TTU – Systematic Global Macro…An Experts View

A while back I had a very memorable time talking with Anders Lindell, discussing many trading related topics.  There was one part in particular that I want to share where Anders shared his understanding on US institutions and how they deal with asset allocation and position sizing.  If you would like to find out then read…

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Best of TTU – From Discretionary Trading to a Systematic Approach

At the very beginning of my podcasting career, I had a great conversation with Mike Dever covering many trading related topics, one of which were the different approaches to trading. And there was One segment I really liked in particular, and which I would like to share with you today.  It was a segment where…

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17 Top Traders Round Table with James Koutolas, Tim McCourt, and Roy Niederhoffer – 2of2

“I would say that 90% of the people I’ve talked to that have made investments have actually used the term ‘picks and shovels’, and I’m starting to worry about whether the picks and shovels trade is the crowded trade, not the crypto trade.” – Roy Niederhoffer (Tweet) Welcome to Top Traders Round Table, a podcast…

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Market Trends for November 2018

Since 1999, the 3 best months of performance for managed futures, represented by the SG Trend Index, have been November, December and January… but as November did not live up to this reputation, let’s see if December and January can make up for this.

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16 Top Traders Round Table with James Koutolas, Tim McCourt, and Roy Niederhoffer – 1of2

“The reason that I’m so bullish on crypto is that it’s the first fixed supply asset that has ever existed in human history, with all of the characteristics of money, but without the vice of overcreation, which has happened 100% of the time in human history.” – Roy Niederhoffer (Tweet) Welcome to Top Traders Round…

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109 Risk Mitigation Whilst Trading Exotic Markets with Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital – 2of2

“What is your edge? Why do you think you have it? Why do you think it will persist?” (Tweet) Moritz Seibert and I continue our conversation with Doug Greenig, talking about the many different ways risk can manifest in your firm, how best to minimize it, and why building a strong team is one of…

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108 Why Trade in Exotic Markets with Doug Greenig of Florin Court Capital – 1of2

“My background really is in fixed income quant and macro and I have a pretty good grounding in discretionary trading, but I’ve been moving in a more systematic direction for a number of years.” (Tweet) Today on Top Traders Unplugged, I’m joined by my cohost Moritz Seibert to speak with Doug Greenig, the Founder, CEO,…

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Best of TTU – Defining Risk

During a conversation I had with expert Bill Dreiss, we discussed many topics, all with great value. One part in particular I found really interesting, and which I would like to share with you, was when I asked Bill how he defines risk. If you would like to l know what Bill said then read…

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