Posts Tagged ‘drawdowns’
01 Top Traders Round Table with Amy Elefante Bedi, Ernest Jaffarian, and Phil Hatzopoulos – 1of2
“Smaller managers realize that they need to partner to succeed.” (Tweet) Top Traders is bringing you Top Traders Round Table, a series of conversations with industry leaders on the subject of Managed Futures. On this episode my guests are Amy Elefante Bedi, Director of Hedged Strategies at Washington University Investment Management Company in St. Louis, Ernest Jaffarian, the…
94 Acknowledging Risk on a Daily Basis with Bill Dreiss of Dreiss Research Corporation – 2of2
“Correlations have increased over the years in every market.” – Bill Dreiss (Tweet) In our continued conversation with Bill Dreiss, we dive into why he built his model the way that he did, and how he deals with factors like risk, drawdowns, and investor relationships. You’ll discover what he has learned from the drawdowns he…
90 Why Diversification is Key with Robert Carver, Author & Trader – 2of2
“Diversification is the only free lunch in finance.” – Robert Carver (Tweet) In the second part of our conversation with Robert Carver, we dive into the specifics of his trading strategy, why he doesn’t trade full time, and what he thinks about the trend-following space in general. You’ll hear his thoughts on drawdowns, research teams,…
88 The Importance of Explaining Why with Andrew Baxter of Cambridge Capital Management – 2of2
“I believe track record is a very blunt instrument.” – Andrew Baxter (Tweet) In this episode, we dive into the models and processes that Cambridge Capital and Andrew Baxter use to manage risk, research new ideas, and grow their business. We also talk about the importance for managers to explain why they do what they do,…
78 If You Believe In Your Models, Never Deviate From Them with Kim Bang of Prolific Capital Markets – 2of2
76 Why He Still Trades His Own Money with Barnaby Cardwell of Cardwell Investment Technologies – 2of2
52 Do Amazing Things Just By Showing Up with Rob Hartman of Pacific Capital Advisors – 2of2
“The dirty and hard work is how do you survive those consolidations and the difficult periods.” – Rob Hartman (Tweet) Rob Hartman knows that showing up is half the battle when it comes to work in any industry. But his viewpoint as a solo fund manager give us deep insight into the inner-workings of a firm…
48 How to Understand a New Manager’s Track Record with Bastian Bolesta of Deep Field Capital – 2of2
“The majority of investors just don’t take the time or don’t have the time to develop an understanding of just how we perform in different markets.” – Bastian Bolesta (Tweet) In the second part of our interview with Bastian, we talk about the ins and outs of his trading program and how they came to…
46 The Benefits of Negative Correlation with Roy Niederhoffer of R. G. Niederhoffer Capital Management – 2of2
“The markets provide a certain level of novelty and demand a certain level of attention and creativity that very few jobs do.” – Roy Niederhoffer (Tweet) In our continued conversation with Roy Niederhoffer, we discuss risk management, drawdowns, why negative correlation is so important to Roy, and what gets him out of bed every morning…
42 Why You Need this Trading Strategy TODAY with Kathryn Kaminski of The Institute for Financial Research, Stockholm – 2of2
“Benchmarks in our industry are like taking a fruit salad and comparing it to an apple.” – Kathryn Kaminski (Tweet) Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with researcher and co-author of one of the definitive books on trend following. In this conversation, we dive into the the models that she used in writing the book,…