
Nobody told me it was a good idea, but nobody wanted to tell me it was stupid, so we did it.
—Richard DennisIn This Episode, You'll Learn:
- Rich’s first introduction to trend following
- Jerry’s early days in the Turtle program
- How Brian ended up as a Turtle
- The TRUTH about where the Turtle name came from
- The surprising way Rich came up with the idea for the Turtle group...NOT what you expect!
- Why Jerry did not answer the first call from Rich when applying for the program
- The preferred qualities of the Turtle recruits
- Why it was hard to predict which of the Turtles would succeed
- Why persistence is important in trend following
- The relevance of the Turtle group in the past and today
- If diversification among markets is always the best practice?
- The right balance of financial futures markets and commodity futures markets
- Why more investors haven’t embraced trend following...yet?
This episode was sponsored by CME Group

Connect with our guests:
Learn more about Richard Dennis and the Turtle program
Learn more about Brian Proctor and EMC Capital Advices
Learn more about Jerry Parker and Chesapeake Capital

We got sufficient training, more than enough; our training could not have been better.
—Jerry Parker
2 Comments
Marc Frommhold
18/04/2017Dear Niels, you really made my day with this episode. I was looking for years for an interview with Richard Dennis and finally found it one my favourite podcast! Outstanding work and so great to have 2 turtles on it as well. Cant wait to get more of it! Thanks so much.
Niels Kaastrup-Larsen
09/05/2017Very grateful for your comment Marc...thank you for your support of the podcast.