Podcasts by Chat With Traders
Chat With Traders is your key to the minds of trading's elite performers. Start listening to learn how a diverse mix of traders went from zero to hero, how they successfully trade markets today, and get their best tips 'n pointers for profitable performance, plus much more. Note: You are responsible for your own trading decisions—this is not financial advice.
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272: Erik Smolinski - Marine Corps Discipline Crushes the Markets from 2023-12-12T08:00
Growing up poor and living in violent neighborhoods didn’t stop Erik Smolinski from being motivated and curious. Erik only needed to hear a few words about investing including the power of compound...
Listen271: Tom Basso - The Sweet Balance Between Risk and Reward from 2023-11-30T08:00
Experiencing the brutal bear market of 1973-74 impressed upon Tom the necessity to find ways to hedge risk. This began a multi year long quest to find the right combination of uncorrelated assets, ...
Listen270: What Keeps You in the Game of Trading? from 2023-11-09T08:00
Every now and then, we like to switch things up and take a break from our usual program. Today, we present a special episode for that purpose. So, what keeps you in the trading game? The voices you...
Listen269: Rob Hanna - Reducing Anxiety and Drawdowns through Quantifiable Edges from 2023-10-25T07:00
The shock of his first major losing year in 2004 as a discretionary trader, propelled Rob Hanna to find quantifiable statistical advantages that would help mitigate the fluctuations in his equity c...
Listen268: Bryan Holdford - Is Loss Control All It Takes to Become Consistent? from 2023-10-05T07:00
Paying to take and pass the Series 7 license as a teenager in the 1980’s led Bryan Holdford into the high commission world of stocks and options without mentors or the internet. Starting with inves...
Listen267: Dan McDermitt - An Edge with Correlations Across Time Frames from 2023-09-21T07:00
Stinging losses with mutual funds in 2008 drove Dan to become an active manager of his portfolio. Enticed by the legalization prospects of marijuana, he dived into learning the fundamentals and tec...
Listen266: Mark Bennell - Mind Your Business: Be Like An Employee from 2023-09-06T07:00
An engineer at the core, Mark Bennell, a Private Trader who has been trading full-time for 15 years breaks down what it really means to “Treat Trading As a Business” and why this mindset was incred...
Listen265: Peter Stolcers - Taking a Top-Down Approach to Day Trading from 2023-08-16T07:00
Seeing and feeling the intensity and chaos of the trading pits back in the 1980’s, Pete knew immediately that trading was the career he had to have. Starting as a floor runner making $5/hr to later...
Listen264: Gabriel Bullo - Contest Winner: One Trader's Unwavering Dedication from 2023-08-02T07:00
Growing up poor in the Philippines, Gabriel sought a way to supplement his income. Dealing with the emotional challenges of giving up his profits in his long-term positions, he switched to trading ...
Listen263: Andres Granger - Making it in South Korea&Exploiting Market Inefficiencies in Crypto from 2023-07-18T13:00
Seeking financial opportunities overseas just before the Great Financial Crises, Andres Granger was motivated to learn how to trade after falling victim to a Ponzi-like trading scheme. He worked ha...
Listen262: Henrik Johansson&Patrick Petersson - Recap: Beginner Trader to Funded Trader in 60 Days from 2023-07-06T16:00
This is a special episode of a recording of a recent discussion that occurred within the Chat With Traders Community on a Zoom call. The discussion centers around Henrik Johansson, a beginner fello...
Listen261: Humbled Trader - Lamborghini Money Quest Teaches Valuable Lessons from 2023-06-20T16:00
First seduced by advertisements of easy money, Shay a.k.a. Humbled Trader learned that she had to find her own way of trading. Taking the skills she learned as a special effects artist in Hollywood...
Listen260: Patrick Petersson - Breathing In, Breathing Out Intuitive Hits on the Markets from 2023-06-06T07:00
Growing up in a family and culture strongly critical of trading as a profession, Patrick Petersson opened his first trading account on his 18th birthday and risked his reputation and family money t...
Listen259: Lukas Frohlich - Executing Agenda Trading Strategy for Stratospheric Returns from 2023-05-16T10:00
Lacking education, mentors or money, Lukas Frohlich, known to many as The Short Bear, became fascinated with financial markets when only 13 years old. Saving everything he could from jobs, he start...
Listen258: Alexander Moreno - Snowballing Losses and the Courage to Come Clean,Heal&Rebuild from 2023-05-01T17:00
Dedicating significant hours to books and market analysis, Alexander Moreno sought regular counsel from a seasoned trading mentor. After refining his abilities through months of paper trading, he v...
Listen257: David Capablanca - Crafting the Art of Shorting Scams from 2023-04-11T07:00
Deep in debt after finishing Architecture school, David Capablanca, originally from Miami and host of the Friendly Bear Podcast, desired an alternative career with independence, freedom and potenti...
Listen256: Louisa Nicola - Supercharging the Brain and Body with Peak Performance Habits from 2023-03-28T07:00
After an accident ended her career as a professional athlete, Louisa Nicola became a Neurophysiologist and human performance coach, in order to understand and share what improves and degrades the b...
Listen255: Vincent Bruzzese (aka Hari Seldon) - From Working in Hollywood to Burning the Gambler's Mindset from 2023-03-14T07:00
As a former poker player, heavy gambler, and professor of statistics, and after having had a successful professional career in the movie industry in Hollywood, Vincent Bruzzese (aka Hari Seldon of ...
Listen254: Christian Carreon - Kidney Disease, Poverty, and Jail Time to Going All In On the Markets from 2023-02-21T08:00
Growing up poor with kidney disease as an immigrant from Mexico, Christian Carreon’s trauma with health issues and family financial instability resulted in the drive and hunger for financial succes...
Listen253: Patrick Boyle - Lessons from Financial History and False Expectations in the Markets from 2023-02-08T08:00
Patrick is a finance professor, author, quant hedge fund manager and a connoisseur of financial history. As a young investor in Utility stocks, Patrick’s hunger to learn and apply the lessons of fi...
Listen252: Yvan Byeajee - From Emotional Turbulence to Trading with Composure from 2023-01-24T08:00
Growing up poor with learning difficulties, Yvan Byejee’s early trading failures drove him to understand his own emotional turbulence and instability in the mind through deep inner work. With a hei...
Listen251: Kasper Vandeloock - High School Dropout Turned Quant Trader, Entrepreneur (Pre&Post FTX Collapse) from 2023-01-08T23:06
The FTX collapse, arrest of Sam Bankman Fried, and the subsequent collapse of the crypto market opened new opportunities for Kasper Vandeloock, as some players were forced to exit the market. Note:...
Listen250: Sunny Harris - Methodical Day Trader Thrives Through 4 Market Crashes and Still Going Strong from 2022-12-19T17:00
As a highly driven, methodical stock and futures day trader, Sunny Harris didn’t survive the four major market crashes, she thrived through them. A strong believer of technical analysis, back testi...
Listen249: Jack Kellogg - Valet Driver Turns $20K into $11Mil over 6 years After Wipe Out from 2022-12-06T08:00
Starting out juggling multiple jobs as a valet driver, firefighter and entrepreneur, Jack Kellogg at 18 years of age about 6 years ago dreamed of financial freedom, became laser-focused on saving m...
Listen248: David Sun - Systematic Options Trading - Minimize Risk, Optimize Edge from 2022-11-22T08:00
From Electrical Engineer to Hedge Fund Manager, David Sun, previously on TastyTrade as a Rising Star guest went on to start his first hedge fund in 2018, and then went on to add a second one in 202...
Listen247: Djamal Adib - Stop Loss Hunting and Dancing with the Smart Money in Forex Trading from 2022-11-08T08:00
It's about time we have a discussion on Forex Trading, but this is not your average Forex Trading discussion. Some Forex traders may be unaware of how stop loss hunting and market manipulation is d...
Listen246: Uri Klarman - Thought Provoking Opportunities in DeFi with Crypto Tech Wizard from 2022-10-26T07:00
Seeing the great potential and opportunities available in decentralized finance and the crypto currency universe, Uri Klarman left academia with a PHD in computer networks and later specialized in ...
Listen245: Jason Shapiro - The Mind of a Tape Reading Contrarian Trader from 2022-10-11T09:00
Jason Shapiro has been a trader for 30 years and was interviewed in the Unknown Market Wizards book by Jack Schwager. From early on Jason was a rebel who avoided group think and sought out contrar...
Listen244: Ian Cox – From Stocks to Options to Crypto - New Host Joins CWT from 2022-10-03T11:00
Ian Cox, new host from Seattle, Washington joins Tessa on Chat With Traders. Trading and investing since the mid-90s, Ian eventually worked his way towards success which afforded him early retireme...
Listen243: Moritz Seibert – Extreme Edge: Exploiting a Structural Inefficiency from 2022-09-27T11:23
This episode won’t be for everyone… It contains no chatter about how to read charts, how to pick the direction of stocks, or even, how to handle your trading psyche.However, for some, this episode ...
Listen242: Kris Sidial - Volatility Shocks: Positioning for Convex Payouts from 2022-09-13T09:00
Today, we’re talking volatility with Kris Sidial, Chief Investment Officer at The Ambrus Group. His funds’ primary objective is to make outsized returns in the event of a market crash, and it there...
Listen241: Jimmy Jude – The Rough ‘n Tumble Life of a Merc Jerk from 2022-08-29T15:15:36
This episode consists of an extremely raw and unfiltered interview with veteran derivatives trader and self-proclaimed Merc Jerk, Jimmy Jude. As we rewind to the early 90’s, Jimmy relives the rough...
Listen240: John Carter – MORE Aggressive Trading, MORE Million-Dollar Wins from 2022-08-11T22:18
Returning guest and options veteran John Carter has become increasingly aggressive with his trading tactics, and as a result, has booked a multitude of large profits during the past few years. In t...
Listen239: Nicholas Bradburn – My First Year Trading Full-Time from 2022-07-29T10:31:18
For this fourth episode in the My First Year Trading Full-Time series, we speak to retail trader Nicholas Bradburn. A few years ago, Nick innocently stumbled onto the infamous subreddit Wall Street...
Listen238: Public Service Announcement from 2022-07-19T10:47:41
What does the future hold for Chat With Traders podcast? An evolution is on the horizon. Full details revealed in this episode—featuring Aaron Fifield and Tessa Dao. Learn more about your ad choice...
Listen237: Mary Childs – Biggest ‘n Baddest, Billionaire Bond Trader: Bill Gross from 2022-07-11T11:10:45
Mary Childs—a financial journalist and co-host of NPR’s Planet Money—is author of The Bond King; a biography about industry titan, billionaire bond trader Bill Gross. Bill co-founded Pacific Invest...
Listen236: Lance Breitstein – The Ultimate Day Trader, Pt. 3 from 2022-06-27T10:55
The promised and much-anticipated follow-up interview with Lance Breitstein… Lance was formerly a Senior Trader at proprietary firm Trillium. He earned the rank as ‘Top Trader’ in 2020 and 2021 wit...
Listen235: Chris Cady – A Lifetime Student of Markets from 2022-06-13T11:56
Today, I bring you a man who’s truly seen it all: Chris Cady Having surpassed 40-years as an equity index trader, Chris has lived through every type of market environment imaginable and reinvented ...
Listen234: Domer – The Information Edge: Winning in Prediction Markets from 2022-05-24T22:11:01
While many are only hearing about prediction markets for the first time, for near a decade, anonymous trader Domer (@Domahhhh) has been at the frontier of profiting from outcomes of unknown future ...
Listen233: Kenny Sharkness – Blowout Loss Creates a Cold-Blooded Killer from 2022-04-28T11:08
This year I’ve brought you some truly phenomenal traders and it continues, right here… Kenny Sharkness (aka Shark) is one of the greatest success stories to come out of proprietary trading firm SMB...
Listen232: Nishant Porbanderwalla – Trade Recap: Manic Meme-Stock, Profound Profit from 2022-04-12T11:37
Nishant Porbanderwalla—a senior trader at proprietary firm Kershner Trading Group—is no stranger to the show. In his third appearance on Chat With Traders, Nish recaps how he booked an outsized six...
Listen231: James Chen – Obscure Edges, Outsized Alpha from 2022-03-28T10:43
James Chen is an equities trader and a partner at Sydney-based fund BlueLake Partners. Furthermore, he’s a heavy-hitter who operates on a different level to most… For well over a decade, James has ...
Listen230: Oliver Chalk – ETH Mining Experiment; Gateway to Full-Scale BTC Basis Trading from 2022-03-13T21:04:35
It was early-2017, Oliver was nearing the end of his high school years, when he had discovered Ethereum—or more accurately, the self-described tech-head had strapped together 6x GPU's for the purpo...
Listen229: Lance Breitstein – The Ultimate Day Trader, Pt. 2 from 2022-02-22T11:44
Lance Breitstein was a Senior Trader at proprietary trading firm Trillium and Manager of the Chicago office. He has trained, mentored and refined dozens of top discretionary intraday traders, while...
Listen228: Lance Breitstein – The Ultimate Day Trader, Pt. 1 from 2022-02-09T11:05
Lance Breitstein was a Senior Trader at proprietary trading firm Trillium and Manager of the Chicago office. He has trained, mentored and refined dozens of top discretionary intraday traders, while...
Listen227: Chase Galbraith – Trade Recap: Swing the Rumor, Sell the News from 2022-01-26T21:53:56
Trade Recap episodes are a new format (in addition to regular episodes), with the purpose of analyzing each aspect of a guests’ trade: idea, execution, management. Chase Galbraith is an Australian ...
Listen226: Bryn Solomon – Crypto Domination: Playing For Keeps from 2022-01-13T10:52
After having been a derivatives trader and lead desks for several top proprietary trading firms (in Hong Kong and Chicago), Bryn Solomon pivoted toward less developed markets, leveraging his experi...
Listen225: Kyle Schultz – The Art and Science of Algorithmic Futures Trading from 2021-12-16T22:09:56
Kyle Schultz is the managing director of Ravinia Investment Management, a registered CTA, operating since April 2019. With an objective to diversify by market, strategy and timeframe, Kyle has deve...
Listen224: Best of Day Trading, Pt. 2 from 2021-11-25T12:00
As an extension of the previous episode, I present to you the second installment for the ‘Best of Day Trading.’ This is a compilation of highlights from past interviews, all of which are applicable...
Listen223: Best of Day Trading, Pt. 1 from 2021-11-09T11:56
I’ve gone back over the years and gathered a variety of my favourite clips that relate to day trading (in one way or another). Some include conversation about technical nuances and unique edges, so...
Listen222: Luke Cummings – Mergers&Acquisitions: The Ultimate Game of Poker from 2021-10-14T12:40
Returning to Chat With Traders podcast, Luke Cummings—CIO of Harvest Lane Asset Management—details his funds’ core strategy of trading mergers and acquisitions… Step-by-step, Luke explains his meth...
Listen221: Matthew Dibb – Crypto Fund Takes Flight on Thematic Trading from 2021-09-23T22:43
Matthew Dibb’s the Founder and CIO of Astronaut Capital, a cryptocurrency and digital asset fund—utilizing a thematic approach. Since attracting its first investors in 2019, the fund has gone on to...
Listen220: Erik Swanson – Meet the Market Makers on the Other Side of Your Trade from 2021-09-03T07:35
Erik Swanson's the CEO of Simplex Trading... While unknown to many, the Chicago-based trading firm is one of the top market makers in U.S. equity options—providing liquidity in (almost) every liste...
Listen219: Edwin Dorsey – Critical Reporting—A Good Guy Flagging Bad Companies from 2021-08-11T22:03
Edwin Dorsey’s an individual investor, passionate about exposing bad companies… Since being one of the first to flag wrongdoing at Care.com (while a student at Stanford), Edwin has continued to gai...
Listen218: Shaun Factor – The Ways of a Small Cap Whale from 2021-07-20T20:56
Shaun Factor’s an Australian small cap trader, with 20+ years in the game. He’s also a co-founder of 180 Markets, a firm that provides investors with direct access to capital raises. With a trading...
Listen217: Jared Tendler – Practical Solutions to Strengthen Your Mental Game from 2021-06-25T08:02
Acclaimed mental game coach Jared Tendler returns to Chat With Traders, after his first appearance on Episode 86 (2016). Jared has worked intensively with world champion poker players, PGA golfers,...
Listen216: Jim Mellon – Becoming an Opportunistic, Billionaire Investor from 2021-06-03T22:07
Jim Mellon’s a British investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. It was 1979 when Jim got his start, in Hong Kong, as a trainee fund manager. When the fund was acquired eight years later, he recei...
Listen215: William Beauchamp – Ex-Poker Player Assembles Team to Conquer Sports Markets from 2021-05-14T07:52
William Beauchamp’s the founder of Seamless Capital, an algorithmic firm trading in sports markets—most notably Hong Kong horse racing, but also football and tennis. However, Will didn’t anticipate...
Listen214: James King – The Principles that Drive Elite Performance from 2021-04-20T08:19
It was 2017 when I first spoke with James King [Ep 133], around the same time he’d left a London-based commodity trading firm, where he worked as Performance Director.Since then, he’s continued adv...
Listen213: John Roberson – An Obsession with Edge, Powered by Automation from 2021-03-22T22:07
John Roberson's a well-experienced equities trader, who's been able to harness the power of technology and leverage the skills of his team to maximize his trading operation. Since starting out in 2...
Listen212: Kristjan Kullamägi – Breakouts, Home Runs&Exponential Returns from 2021-02-26T06:53
Since entering the U.S. equity market in 2011, Swedish swing trader Kristjan Kullamägi has attained a rare level of trading success; having realized ten’s of millions in trading profits. Which is o...
Listen211: Stan Gluzman – One Bias, One Objective: Make Money from 2021-02-05T07:31
Stan Gluzman’s an equities trader at proprietary trading firm Seven Points Capital, he also heads up a small group of traders at one of the firms’ satellite offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Now...
Listen210: Ryan Hasson – Scalp, Scalp, Swing—Maximizing Market Opportunities from 2021-01-21T07:00
Ryan Hasson’s a senior trader at Kershner Trading Group/SMB Capital—having joined the firm’s New York office in 2016, after booking a one-way flight from Cape Town, SA. Ryan may be best described a...
Listen209: Neeraj Monga – Contrarian Stances on Fundamental Inflection Points from 2020-12-31T07:56
For more than a decade, Neeraj Monga was Head of Research at Veritas—a Canadian independent equity research firm—where he published numerous stock reports that garnered plenty of attention from inv...
Listen208: Brannigan Barrett – Adopting Systems to Improve Decision Making and Trade Results from 2020-12-10T22:26
Having traded prop for a large part of his career, Brannigan Barrett has since branched out and backed himself by establishing Habitus Capital—a private, discretionary fund that trades select futur...
Listen207: Rishi Narang – Evolving Trends—How Quants Are Earning Alpha from 2020-11-26T21:24
Rishi Narang’s the founding principal of T2AM, a fund-of-funds investment manager with a sole focus of allocating to quantitative strategies. He’s also the author of Inside the Black Box, an adviso...
Listen206: Dan David – The Investigative Research of an Activist Short Seller from 2020-11-12T22:12
Dan David is the founder of Wolfpack Research, a short-biased firm that goes to great lengths to meticulously understand the business operations, technical aspects and financials of listed companie...
Listen205: Michael Katz – Day Trading: The Questions You Want Answered from 2020-10-22T21:59
Active equities trader and managing partner of proprietary trading firm Seven Points Capital, Michael Katz, returns for a third appearance on Chat With Traders. As we’ve previously done a 'regular'...
Listen204: Brian Lee – Esports Pro Attains High Score Playing the Stock Market from 2020-10-07T21:22
Three years ago, Brian Lee—a former esports professional—took a leap into day trading equities. Having since developed a talent for shorting the backside of inflated moves, paired with a great emph...
Listen203: Bob Bright – The Pursuit of Edge from 2020-09-18T07:51
Casino floor or trading floor, Bob Bright has forever sought an edge for favorable odds… Counting cards in Las Vegas at blackjack tables, calculating three-way options at the Pacific Exchange, pair...
Listen202: Wayne Himelsein – Betting Against Stability from 2020-09-04T08:06
Wayne Himelsein begun his career on a proprietary trading desk at Carlin Financial Group in the mid-90’s, doing statistical arbitrage—complimentary to his mathematical nature. Come 1999, Wayne laun...
Listen201: Hayden Beamish – The Legwork, Execution and Management of Institutional Investments from 2020-08-21T07:47
For the past 5-years, Hayden Beamish has been a portfolio manager and director at Endeavor Asset Management—a hedge fund based in Melbourne, with ~$300m AUM. The Hedge portfolio that Hayden manages...
Listen200: Best of Trading Psychology, Pt. 2 from 2020-08-07T06:55
As an extension of the previous episode, I present to you the second installment for the ‘Best of Trading Psychology.’ Taken from past episodes of Chat With Traders, this is a compilation of snippe...
Listen199: Best of Trading Psychology, Pt. 1 from 2020-07-24T07:50
Much like the recent Best of Risk Management episodes, here is another compilation. Except this time, I’ve compiled the best clips on trading psychology, for you to hear how varying types of trader...
Listen198: Christina Qi – Dorm Room Start-Up Defies Odds, Rises as Large-Scale Quant Fund from 2020-07-03T07:48
In her early-20’s, after graduating from MIT, Christina Qi and two classmates; Luca Lin and Jonathan Wang—who had collectively been trading futures from a campus dorm room—founded Domeyard. It was ...
Listen197: Haim Ben Ami – Accelerating High-Speed Traders to Higher Speeds from 2020-06-19T07:13
Featuring on this episode is Haim Ben Ami; CEO of Raft Technologies. Having constructed shortwave radio towers in Chicago, Frankfurt and London, Raft have established ultra-low latency connections ...
Listen196: Ryan Trost – My First Year Trading Full-Time... from 2020-06-05T07:27
For this third episode in the My First Year Trading Full-Time series, I speak with Ryan Trost. At the time of recording, Ryan had recently crossed 12-months as a junior equities trader at SMB Capit...
Listen195: Ilan Israelstam – The Inner Workings of an ETF Manager from 2020-05-22T06:52
Ilan Israelstam’s a co-founder of Australian ETF manager BetaShares and a principal at VC firm Apex Capital Partners. Betashares first begun trading in 2010, and currently, it manages approximately...
Listen194: Liam Vaughan – Bedroom Trader Amasses Fortune, Becomes Prime Suspect of Flash Crash from 2020-05-08T08:05
Liam Vaughan is a finance author and senior reporter for Bloomberg. His latest book Flash Crash tells the story of Navinder Singh Sarao, a London trader, living at his parents house, who made ~$70M...
Listen193: Greg Newman – Dynamics and Themes Impacting the Global Oil Market from 2020-04-21T07:54
Returning guest, Greg Newman, is a founding partner and the CEO of Onyx Commodities—a London-based proprietary trading firm, prominent in market making of oil derivatives. This episode focuses on r...
Listen192: Kevin Muir – ‘Whatever It Takes’—How Reserve Banks React to Economic Pressure from 2020-04-07T22:41
As we’ve seen making headlines recently, reserve banks around the world have been adding liquidity to the market in an effort to stabilize economies. While some listeners will already understand ho...
Listen191: Nishant Porbanderwalla – Extreme Volatility—Trading Markets During a Global Pandemic from 2020-03-23T20:28
This is an episode to cover the extreme volatility in markets, following the recent outbreak of coronavirus… Joining me is Nishant Porbanderwalla, returning for a second time on Chat With Traders a...
Listen190: Christian Castillo – My First Year Trading Full-Time... from 2020-03-17T07:37
In a recent episode, I mentioned that I'd be doing a few more interviews with less-experienced traders, who begun with $20,000 or more, have completed 12-months of full-time trading and are making ...
Listen189: Best of Risk Management, Pt. 2 from 2020-02-28T07:57
Welcome back, as we continue from where we left off last time—here's the Best of Risk Management, Pt 2. Again, this is a compilation of highlights from past interviews, all of which are applicable ...
Listen188: Best of Risk Management, Pt. 1 from 2020-02-12T06:54
After sifting through the archive of near-200 episodes, I’ve compiled some of the best bits pertaining to risk management. As there were many bits I deemed fitting for a ‘best of’ episode, it made ...
Listen187: Josh Evans – My First Year Trading Full-Time... from 2020-01-24T07:33
I recently had an idea, I thought it may be an interesting exercise to have a few less-experienced traders on the show. On Twitter, I wrote that I’d like to chat with someone who: 1. Has just compl...
Listen186: Sudhu Arumugam – Advancing Crypto Ecosystem—Post Two Decades of Institutional Trading from 2020-01-14T07:37
Joining me on this episode is Sudhu Arumugam, the co-founder and Chief Risk Officer of cryptocurrency futures exchange CoinFLEX. Though prior to this, Sudhu spent near 20-years in various trading r...
Listen185: Jaime Rogozinski – The Reckless Abandon of WallStreetBets—Where Brazen Risk-Taking Runs Rampant from 2019-12-18T21:40
Jaime Rogozinski, a serial entrepreneur who resides in Mexico, is the man responsible for bringing WallStreetBets to life—the infamous and wildly popular subreddit, which proudly boasts the tagline...
Listen184: Mike Mangieri – Behind the Scenes of an Equities Day Trading Firm from 2019-11-28T07:05
Mike Mangieri’s a co-founder and managing partner of Seven Points Capital—a proprietary trading firm in New York, and with several smaller offices in other U.S. cities as well as Toronto. Although ...
Listen183: Gregory Zuckerman – Jim Simons—The Pinnacle of Trading Greatness from 2019-11-15T07:39
Gregory Zuckerman is a writer at the Wall Street Journal and author of The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched The Quant Revolution. For anyone unfamiliar, Jim Simons is the brillian...
Listen182: Nico, @InefficientMrkt – An Eight Year Overnight Success Story: Three Years Later from 2019-10-30T21:26
Nico, who goes by @InefficientMrkt on Twitter, is an intraday equities trader. His area of expertise lies in low float, micro cap stocks, near-exclusively playing the short side of overextended mov...
Listen181: Robert Greifeld – Crisis Averted: Saving Nasdaq From a Path of Ruin from 2019-10-15T07:19
This episode features high-profile American businessman, Robert Greifeld, who from 2003-2017 served as the CEO at Nasdaq—one of the world's largest and widely known financial exchanges. Bob came in...
Listen180: Larry Hite – Reflection on Markets & Life—With a Man Who’s Had Vast Financial Success from 2019-09-24T08:10
There’s no other way to say it; Larry Hite is the definition of a market veteran, he’s someone who first developed an interest for trading and markets during the 60’s…
Besides a reputation for ...
180: Larry Hite – Reflection on Markets&Life—With a Man Who’s Had Vast Financial Success from 2019-09-24T08:10
There’s no other way to say it; Larry Hite is the definition of a market veteran, he’s someone who first developed an interest for trading and markets during the 60’s… Besides a reputation for extr...
Listen179: Mike Komaransky – Going All In: The Fixed Income Trader Early to Bitcoin from 2019-08-27T08:42
For many, this will likely be the first time hearing about Mike Komaransky, but those who know him already, know him as a Bitcoin OG—and deservedly so, as he began accumulating the cryptocurrency a...
Listen178: Nick Radge – The Blueprint: Create a Simple Trend Following System from 2019-08-06T07:37
Returning guest Nick Radge is a systematic trader of trend following, momentum and mean reversion strategies—which he runs across Australian and U.S. equity markets. When I asked Nick if he'd be wi...
Listen177: Sam Bankman-Fried – Leaving Wall Street, Entering Crypto Chaos from 2019-07-22T08:05
This episode features Sam Bankman-Fried, who’s trading skill originated from 3-years at Jane Street—a proprietary trading firm renown for being one of the world’s largest ETF liquidity providers. I...
Listen176: Alex, @TAGRtrades – Can the Family Breadwinner Become a Full-Time Trader? from 2019-06-21T08:02
This episode takes on a slightly different format to normal. Essentially, it’s a response to an email that I received from a listener… The email comes from a gentleman who’s 38 years old with a ful...
Listen175: Jonathan Shapiro – Investigating and Exposing the Crafty Schemes of Public Companies from 2019-05-30T08:29
Jonathan Shapiro's a senior reporter at the Australian Financial Review. While he writes about a range of subjects from banking to hedge funds to private equity, he's renown for stories that uncove...
Listen174: Nishant Porbanderwalla – Opportunity Meets Experience—Defining Moments of One Traders' Career from 2019-05-08T08:05
’d like you to meet part-time Bollywood DJ, full-time equities trader: Nishant Porbanderwalla. For the past 12-years and ever since leaving college, Nish has been a proprietary trader at Kershner T...
Listen173: Michael Katz – Riding Price Action—A Complete Breakdown of the Lyft IPO from 2019-04-09T22:15
After appearing on Chat With Traders last year for episode 156, Michael Katz returns: Mike’s a short-term equities trader and managing partner of proprietary trading firm Seven Points Capital. The ...
Listen172: Anthony Riley – Clawing Back a Six-Figure Loss from 2019-03-15T08:20
Anthony is a proprietary futures trader from Sydney, with 10-years market experience. He's active—particularly during the night—in a range of products, such as; Australian and U.S. bonds, equity in...
Listen171: Stan Gluzman – Raid the "Money Box" from 2019-02-16T09:19
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce to you, Stan Gluzman; an intraday equities trader at proprietary trading firm Seven Points Capital. Stan also heads up a small team of junior traders at on...
Listen170: Joshua Greenwald – The Technology Edge—How a Team of Options Market Makers Found Success in Asia from 2019-01-17T07:54
My guest on this episode is Joshua Greenwald, the CEO of a newly formed crypto derivatives exchange, LXDX. But the part that got me keen to speak with Josh, was the fact that he was a professional ...
Listen169: Jack Ma – Strategies Die, Skills Survive from 2018-12-20T06:31
Jack Ma is a proprietary futures trader from Sydney and the head trader of Minter Capital—a firm he established this year, in which he currently mentors and backs a group of developing traders. Jac...
Listen168: Anand "Lucci" Sanghvi – Stay Alive, Wait for Your Market, Then All Guns Blazing from 2018-11-28T08:26
If you’ve been through the archives, then this weeks guest will be no stranger; it’s the options madman and trader of 10+ years, Anand “Lucci” Sanghvi. Lucci was one of the first guests to appear o...
Listen167: Bobby Cho – Crypto’s Not Dead (It Just Went Pop) from 2018-10-31T22:04
Bobby Cho is the global head of trading at Cumberland—which is the crypto arm of Chicago trading firm, DRW and it’s one of the largest liquidity providers in the space. Prior to this, Bobby was dir...
Listen166: Hugo Bowne-Anderson – The Trader’s Guide for Learning to Code (with a Data Scientist) from 2018-09-27T08:42
For this episode, I speak with Hugo Bowne-Anderson; a data scientist at DataCamp (an educational platform for learning to code) and host of the DataFramed podcast. The idea for asking Hugo to appea...
Listen165: Michael Samuels – Speculating on Mergers—and a Case of “Excessive” Due Diligence from 2018-09-10T10:19
I was introduced to this weeks guest by an experienced trader and fund manager, who described him as being "hands down the best trader I know..." Michael Samuels is an equities trader, who once tra...
Listen164: Nick Fabrio – How to Scalp ASX Stocks and Make a Pretty Penny from 2018-08-01T23:21
Nick Fabrio is an exceptional day trader. With a bias for short selling and playing catalysts on the Australian stock market, Nick had surpassed a million dollars in trading profits within his firs...
Listen163: John "Rambo" Moulton – An Evening with a Veteran Trader [LIVE] from 2018-07-04T00:19
This special episode of Chat With Traders was recorded in June 2018, in front of a live audience in Sydney. It’s a conversation I had with John Moulton, though better known as Rambo. John’s a serio...
Listen162: Mike Bellafiore – The Formula for How to Become a 7-Figure Day Trader from 2018-05-12T07:31
Returning for this episode, is Mike Bellafiore—the co-founder of New York City prop trading firm, SMB Capital. Mike is also the author of One Good Trade and The Playbook, and he was the featured gu...
Listen161: Mike Agne – When There’s Blood in the Water, Sharks Will Come from 2018-04-21T07:55
For this episode, I got to catch up with Mike Agne (@EconEmotions). I know some of you will be well acquainted with Mike; I first interviewed him last year in New York—in person for a live event, a...
Listen161: Mike Agne – When There’s Blood in the Water, Sharks Will Come from 2018-04-21T07:55
For this episode, I got to catch up with Mike Agne (@EconEmotions). I know some of you will be well acquainted with Mike; I first interviewed him last year in New York—in person for a live event, a...
Listen160: Kimberly Trautmann – Why Trading Powerhouse, DRW, is Directing Profits into Venture Capital from 2018-03-11T23:43
For this episode of Chat With Traders podcast, ironically, I’m not chatting with a trader. Instead, I’m speaking with Kimberly Trautmann and she’s Head of DRW Venture Capital. DRW began as a Chicag...
Listen159: Greg Newman – Bringing Stoicism to Trading—and Market Making in Oil Derivatives from 2018-02-25T23:01
I was recently introduced to Greg Newman by James King [Episode 133]. The two previously worked together at Mandara Capital, a London Trading firm…There, James was the performance director (with a ...
Listen158: Phil, @OzarkTrades – Short Hype Stocks, Long Farmland from 2018-02-10T12:31
Phil Goedeker has been trading stocks for, roughly, 15 years. He started young, in college, made a truckload of money in a short period of time, which then afforded him the luxury of never having t...
Listen157: Alex, @TAGRtrades – What This Day Trader Learned After Returning 1400% in One Year from 2018-01-27T14:13
When Alex (@TAGRtrades) was on CWT for the first time—Episode 119, he was beginning to make head way as a full-time day trader, since abandoning a secure job in recent years. But since then, he’s r...
Listen156: Michael Katz – Day Trader, Green Every Month, Talks Consistency, Strategy and Doing Size from 2018-01-13T16:17
Michael Katz is an active day trader and the managing partner of New York prop trading firm, Seven Points Capital. Mike and his firm, are large volume participants in U.S. equity markets, and to a ...
Listen155: Anthony Saliba – The Trader’s Guide to Building Generational Wealth from 2017-12-29T10:22
Anthony Saliba, an original Market Wizard, was first on episode 107. On that episode, we mostly discussed Tony’s life as a trader and related subjects. But one area we didn’t get into too much, was...
Listen154: Andreas Koukorinis – When a Quant Trader Enters the World of Sports Betting… from 2017-12-16T08:48
Andreas Koukorinis lives in London and in 2013 he co-founded Stratagem Technologies—a tech startup using AI and machine learning to trade sports as a financial product. These sports predominately i...
Listen153: Xiao Qiao – Research Analyst Shares Practical Ways to do Better Research from 2017-12-07T17:04
Xiao Qiao is a research analyst for a Connecticut-based hedge fund, focused on trading commodity futures. He graduated with a PhD in Finance—and was a teaching assistant to renown economist Eugene ...
Listen152: Kory Hoang – A beginners foray into (part-time) systematic trading from 2017-11-30T11:16:43
Kory Hoang is not a veteran trader—he’s not someone who has been doing this 10-20 years. He’s someone who has been doing this for only a few years, yet he’s begun to make decent gains on his tra...
Listen151: Rick Lane – Perspective From a Trading Technologist—Attacking Unique Problems from 2017-11-17T06:53
Rick Lane is the current CEO of Trading Technologies—a software provider that develop high-performance trading platforms which are used by; proprietary traders, hedge funds, CTAs, brokers and banks...
Listen150: Aaron Brown, Pt. 2 – A Lesson in Risk Taking—with the Former Risk Manager of a $200B Fund from 2017-11-09T09:25
Following on from Episode 149, here’s part two of the interview with Aaron Brown. To refresh your memory, Aaron is highly regarded as an authority on the subject of risk taking. For the past 30-yea...
Listen149: Aaron Brown, Pt. 1 – A Lesson in Risk Taking—with the Former Risk Manager of a $200B Fund from 2017-11-02T09:42
Aaron Brown is highly regarded as an authority on the subject of risk management. Although he originally started out as a poker player and sports bettor (then a trader and portfolio manager), for t...
Listen148: John Grady – The Order Book—What Traders Must Know About Supply and Demand from 2017-10-26T10:22
John Grady is an independent futures trader from Florida, who primarily trades Treasury bonds. His trading is purely discretionary, based upon his read of order flow. Essentially, he’s a scalper. T...
Listen147: Dr Thomas Starke – Detective Work Leading to Viable Trading Strategies, and the Rise of AI from 2017-10-19T11:08
Dr Thomas Starke is a Physics PhD who once designed microchips, worked as an engineer for Rolls Royce and lectured at University of Oxford, before applying his know-how of modelling to financial ma...
Listen146: Ryan Moffett, Tyler Micalove&Wayne Klump – When Trading Becomes a Team Sport... from 2017-10-11T23:24
On this episode, I’m joined by three traders from a data-driven, options trading, performance based fund, Blackpier Capital… Ryan Moffett, the Lead Investment Manager—and a prior guest on Episode 8...
Listen145: Aaron Fifield – Six Ways to Emulate Talented Traders from 2017-10-05T11:24
Here’s the first episode in the history of Chat With Traders podcast, where I don’t have a guest with me. That’s because, this episode is the recording of a talk I gave at Noosapalooza 2017—a tradi...
Listen144: Tim Steenstrup – Learn an Arbitrage Strategy Used by Professional Stock Traders from 2017-09-29T01:05
Since 2013, Tim Steenstrup has been a cross-border arbitrage trader at Conventus Capital. Though markets have been a part of his life going back to 1994; Tim’s been part of a brokerage firm in Japa...
Listen143: Michael Kimelman – Convicted of Insider Trading—From Suburban Life to Prison Life from 2017-09-21T09:43
You’re about to hear a first-hand account from someone who’s been on a wild ride through the U.S. justice system. My guest is Michael Kimelman; a former prop trader and hedge fund manager who was c...
Listen142: Bert Mouler – Using Creative Thought and Automation to Bypass Human Flaws from 2017-09-14T09:01
It was exactly 100-episodes ago when I first had Bert Mouler on the podcast. This week, I’m joined by him again for a second interview… Bert is an algorithmic trader with a serious focus on machine...
Listen141: Erik Townsend – Software Millionaire Fooled by ‘The Dream’ and Saved by Global Macro from 2017-09-06T22:55
Featuring on this episode is former software entrepreneur turned hedge fund manager, Erik Townsend. I’m sure some will already be quite familiar with Erik—in particular the macro investing crowd, a...
Listen140: Jimmy Soni – The Life and Times of Genius Problem Solver, Claude Shannon from 2017-08-31T11:15
My guest on this episode is Jimmy Soni—who, with his co-author Rob Goodman, recently wrote the biography of Claude Shannon, titled; A Mind at Play. Shannon was born in 1916 and became one of the fo...
Listen139: Bobby Cho – Making Way for the 'Whales' of Cryptocurrency Markets from 2017-08-24T10:10
Bobby Cho is a cryptocurrency trader at Cumberland Mining—which is a company of DRW Trading. Ever since getting involved in financial markets, during 2008, he has gravitated towards mostly illiquid...
Listen138: Kevin Muir – In Search of the Next Great Trade—with The Macro Tourist from 2017-08-17T10:27
During the 90’s, Kevin Muir was a proprietary derivatives trader for RBC Dominion Securities. In 2000, Kevin branched out to begin trading independently, and since 2014, he’s been writing a daily b...
Listen137: Dr. William Ziemba – The Horse Bettor Exploiting Anomalies in Financial Markets from 2017-08-10T09:37
Dr. William Ziemba’s an academic, a practitioner, gambler, trader and an author. He’s worked with and consulted to many well-respected names in the field, such as; Edward Thorp, Blair Hull and the ...
Listen136: Mike Agne – Take Care of the Short Term; Take Care of the Long Term from 2017-08-03T11:39
I first interviewed Mike at CWTNYC, in May 2017. The 100-listeners (give or take) who attended, will already be very familiar with Mike and there may be a few moments of déjà vu throughout this epi...
Listen135: Sheelah Kolhatkar – How Mastermind Trader, Steven Cohen, Bent Rules and Made Billions from 2017-07-27T08:58
Sheelah Kolhatkar is a writer at the The New Yorker, who was previously a journalist at Bloomberg Businessweek, and prior to that, a hedge fund analyst. She’s also the author of New York Times best...
Listen134: BTCVIX – Bitcoin: The Magic Internet Money You Can No Longer Ignore from 2017-07-20T07:16
On this episode, I have a returning guest—who first appeared on episode 53. His name is a mystery, but he goes by the handle: @BTCVIX Episode 53 was the first time I covered Bitcoin on this podcast...
Listen134: BTCVIX – Bitcoin: The Magic Internet Money You Can No Longer Ignore from 2017-07-20T07:16
On this episode, I have a returning guest—who first appeared on episode 53. His name is a mystery, but he goes by the handle: @BTCVIX Episode 53 was the first time I covered Bitcoin on this podcast...
Listen133: James King – Using Sports Science to Stack Probability in Favor of Trading Success from 2017-07-13T09:02
Up until recently, James King was the Performance Director at a commodity trading firm in London, Mandara Capital. And it was here that he implemented scientific methods to stack probability in the...
Listen132: Mark Gardner – Still Adapting After 80,000+ Hours of Screen Time from 2017-07-06T09:49
Mark Gardner began working in the field at 17-years old, straight out of high school. Initially he began with back office duties, before broking on the floor of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE). T...
Listen131: Morgan Slade – Strategy Development, Powered by Machine Learning from 2017-06-29T09:53
Morgan’s career as a trader and portfolio manager began 20-years back, and since then he’s worked at many prominent firms and funds—to name just a few; Millburn Ridgefield, Merrill Lynch, Citadel a...
Listen130: Ben Mallah – How to Own 100’s of Millions of Dollars of Real Estate from 2017-06-22T08:58
Ben Mallah is a trader of a different kind—he doesn’t trade stocks and bonds, he trades in real estate. You could probably call him a property developer, although he doesn’t build from scratch; he ...
Listen129: Victor Haghani – Optimal Bet Sizing—Lessons From a Biased Coin Flip Experiment from 2017-06-15T09:10
Victor Haghani began his career at Salomon Brothers in 1984, starting out in a research role before joining their prop trading desk. In 1992, Victor left Salomon to become one of the founding partn...
Listen128: Andy Kershner – Risk Tolerance, Daily Habits and Trade Critiques from 2017-06-08T08:35
Andy has been an active stock trader since the early 90’s, and in 2001 he founded Kershner Trading Group—a proprietary trading and technology firm in Austin (Texas) and, through a partnership with ...
Listen127: Nell Sloane – Becoming a CTA—How to Begin Managing Money from 2017-06-02T09:15
Though not a trader herself, Nell Sloane has been in and around markets and exchanges for roughly 30-years, mostly working in roles that assisted commodity traders and brokers in one way or another...
Listen126: Jonathan (@HF_Trader) – The demeanor of an unstoppable futures trader from 2017-05-25T02:29:25
Jonathan (@HF_Trader) got into trading after a sports-related injury changed his life trajectory. He was fo...
Listen125: Matthew Hoyle – Getting Hired—Who Trading Firms and Hedge Funds Are Seeking Out from 2017-05-18T09:29
Matthew Hoyle was once a trader, or more specifically, an options market maker. And he started at a very young age, on the exchange floor in Amsterdam. But since 2003, he’s been in the headhunting ...
Listen124: Max, @Madaznfootballr – When Chasing a Quick Buck Becomes Making a Quick Buck from 2017-05-11T08:47
Max got into trading about six years ago, after a co-worker pulled up in a brand new Lotus Elise—paid for with gains from trading BP stock. Working as an engineer at the time, with average pay, it ...
Listen123: Darren Reed – Grit, Hustle, Intent—and Environment from 2017-05-04T10:15
Darren Reed (@LiftTheOffer) has been a stock broker, the head trader at a $300M hedge fund, and an active prop trader at Australian firms, Propex, Aliom and Gensis. At the later two, he also mentor...
Listen122: Doug Cifu – Virtu: Hitting Singles All Day Long—On a Global Scale from 2017-04-27T06:02
Doug Cifu is the co-founder and CEO of Virtu Financial, one of the largest electronic market making firms in the world. Around the clock, Virtu are trading in 12,000 instruments, across 235 markets...
Listen121: Michael Mauboussin – Tactics for Better Decision Making, and Skill Versus Luck from 2017-04-20T10:18
Michael Mauboussin is a Managing Director and Head of Global Financial Strategies at Credit Suisse. He’s also a professor of finance at Columbia Business School, and the author of several books, su...
Listen120: Meb Faber – A Crash Course in Long-Term Investing—For Short-Term Traders from 2017-04-13T09:24
Mebane Faber is the founder and CIO at Cambria Investment Management, where he manages Cambria’s ETFs, separate accounts and private investment funds. He’s also authored numerous white papers and f...
Listen119: Alex, @TAGRtrades – What This Day Trader Learned After Four Years of Abandoning a Secure Job from 2017-04-06T10:35
Alex (@TAGRtrades) is a 27-year old day trader, from Texas. He’s been trading full-time for four years, and has really begun to hit his stride. Alex closed Q1 of 2017 with a $49,000 gain, after goi...
Listen118: Manoj Narang – Trading Technology, Alternative Data and Originality from 2017-03-30T09:11
High-speed trading veteran, Manoj Narang, originally worked on Wall St for the likes of Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs prior to founding Tradeworx, which became one of the larger trading firms in ...
Listen117: Larry Alintoff – Traders' Opportunity—When Things That "Should" Happen, Don't Happen from 2017-03-23T09:39
Larry Alintoff was a prop trader for Paul Tudor Jones, before running the largest group of traders on the AMEX (at the time). When he later went over to the NYBOT, Larry became the largest trader i...
Listen116: Sean Hendelman – Taking Losses, Ultimately Winning, and Keeping Pace With Markets from 2017-03-16T08:30
Sean Hendelman is the co-founder and CEO of T3 Companies. T3 is one of the larger proprietary trading firms in the U.S. And incase you’re curious, the three T’s of T3 stand for; trading, training a...
Listen115: Adam Grimes – What Hand Traders Can Learn From System Traders, and Vice Versa from 2017-03-09T10:53
Adam Grimes has been a trader for more than 20-years, he’s traded all major asset classes, across various timeframes. He’s traded independently, with a prop firm, and he’s run other trading busines...
Listen114: Brannigan Barrett – The Process of Becoming a Bigger (and Better) Trader from 2017-03-02T09:20
Brannigan Barrett is a futures day trader—who trades a total of eight markets, across; bonds, equity indices, currencies and commodities. He was previously a trader at prop firm, Futex, but is now ...
Listen113: Benjamin Small – Normalizing Bitcoin, and Exploring the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem from 2017-02-23T09:07
Benjamin Small is an electrical engineering PhD. He’s worked in quantitative research roles since 2006, at UBS, Citadel, Credit Suisse and the stock exchange, IEX. Today though, Ben is head of mark...
Listen112: Jorge Soltero – Reminiscences of a Trader at Hull Trading Co.—and a Sell-Side Career from 2017-02-16T09:00
Jorge Soltero began as a floor trader in Chicago, where he was an options market maker. A few years into his career, he landed a position at Hull Trading Company (the renowned firm of legendary tra...
Listen111: David Bush – Strategy Objectives, Statistical Significance, and Market Behavior from 2017-02-09T08:13
Returning to Chat With Traders for a second time is David Bush—first on episode 23. David began as a discretionary trader, more than 20-years ago, but over time he’s developed into a quant trader. ...
Listen110: George, @RollyTrader – Learning to Trade, Momentum Setups, and Becoming a Venture Capitalist from 2017-02-02T08:36
On this episode, I’m joined by George—who goes by @RollyTrader on Twitter. George is an Australian equities trader, with a momentum/swing trading type of approach. In the past, George has held a fe...
Listen109: Edward Thorp – The Man Who Beat the Dealer, and Later, Beat the Market from 2017-01-26T05:50
I’m not sure how to best say this, but Edward Thorp, is kind of a big deal… Not only in the world of financial markets, but he’s also a household name amongst the gambling scene. He’s the man who b...
ListenQ6: Delaney Mackenzie – Your Quantitative Trading Questions Answered from 2017-01-23T23:05:58
Throughout this series, which has been a window into the workflow of professional quant trading firms, we’ve encouraged you to submit questions and requests for further clarification. So, in this e...
Listen108: John Netto – Being a Versatile and Adaptable Trader, While Testing Your Comfort Zone from 2017-01-19T09:11
John Netto, a former U.S. marine, describes himself as a high velocity, cross-asset class trader. He connects the ability to be versatile, adaptable, and interpret large amounts of information to b...
Listen107: Anthony Saliba – A 40-Year Trading Career Fueled by Necessity—the Mother of Invention from 2017-01-12T08:44
For the great, Anthony Saliba, his initial 13-years in the field were spent as a market maker on the CBOE floor, where he made approximately $9,000,000 before 30 years old (and that was during the ...
Listen106: Turney Duff – A Wall Street Trader’s Tale of Spectacular Excess from 2017-01-05T08:12
Turney Duff was a hedge fund trader on Wall Street who lead a truly excessive lifestyle. In 2013 he released a book about his experiences—titled, The Buy Side. And currently, Turney is a consultant...
Listen105: Brendan Poots – How a Former Punter Pioneered a Premier Sports Betting Hedge Fund from 2016-12-29T08:33
Brendan Poots is the founder of sports betting hedge fund, The Priomha Group, who mainly bet on football, cricket, golf and also horse racing and tennis. Priomha setup shop in Melbourne (Australia)...
Listen104: Alex, @AT09_Trader – An Appetite For Risk, and Hitting Hard When Opportunity Arises from 2016-12-22T06:25
Alex (@AT09_Trader) is a 22-year old, discretionary day trader, who’s seen great results in the few years he’s been grinding away at this. He trades small caps, and he trades aggressively—as you’ll...
ListenQ5: Max Margenot – Good (and Not So Good) Uses of Machine Learning in Finance from 2016-12-20T00:58:28
Machine learning is a hot topic right now, with a lot of people wondering how it could be used in finance and trading. Used naively, machine learning poses a great deal of risk. We’ll discuss why t...
Listen103: Dave Bergstrom – Escaping Randomness, and Turning to Data for an Edge from 2016-12-15T07:50
On this episode, I’m joined by a quant trader who works at a high frequency trading firm—though you might be surprised to hear, he started out on the same path that many retail traders do—his name ...
ListenQ4: Scott Sanderson – Portfolio Optimization: Risk Preferences In, Trades Out from 2016-12-12T22:41:15
When one has a price model that they think will work well for forecasting returns, the next step is to actually trade it. This isn’t that simple for a variety of reasons. For one thing, you need to...
Listen102: Eugene Soltes – Unraveling a $65-Billion Ponzi Scheme and Notorious Cases of Insider Trading from 2016-12-07T22:51
Eugene Soltes is an author and finance professor at Harvard Business School. Over the past eight years, give or take, he’s spent a lot of time with many big-time executives and professionals who ha...
ListenQ3: Jonathan Larkin – Seeking Alpha? Try MORE Alpha Factors from 2016-12-05T22:01:05
In practice, no one trading model will ever be that good on its own. Luckily statistics has come up with a lot of theory about how you can combine weaker models to create better overall predictions...
Listen101: Siam Kidd – Latching Onto Trends, Strategic Business Moves, and Breaking the Norm from 2016-12-01T08:05
My guest for episode 1-0-1 is Siam Kidd, from Norwich in the UK. He’s a former-air force pilot, turned retail trader. He’s also a serial entrepreneur, and on a quest to dramatically improve the sch...
ListenQ2: Jessica Stauth – Seeking Alpha? Try Alpha Factors from 2016-11-28T22:27:57
Factors are at the core of a modern quant equity workflow. This episode introduces the notion of alpha and risk factors at a high level, and delves into some of the use cases which include: underst...
Listen100: Bao, @Modern_Rock – Overcome Adversity, Dominate a Niche, Become ‘the House’ from 2016-11-24T09:55
My guest for this special milestone (being episode 100!) is someone who I’ve been attempting to bring on since before episode one was even released… Folks, I’d like to introduce you to Bao—or bette...
ListenQ1: Delaney Mackenzie – You Don’t Know How Wrong You Are from 2016-11-21T20:40:35
The worst case in finance is when you think you’re right, but you’re actually wrong. This can be especially dangerous when you’ve used some methodology or statistics to justify a decision, but are ...
Listen099: Brynne Kelly – What Happens on a Merchant Trading Desk—with an Energy Veteran from 2016-11-17T07:44
My guest for this episode is Brynne Kelly; an electricity, natural gas, and crude oil trader who’s spent the majority of her career on merchant trading desks, for the likes of BP amongst others. Sh...
Listen098: Peter To – How Successful Day Trading Can Fly in the Face of Conventional Wisdom—with a Former Poker Player and Ex-Prop Trader from 2016-11-10T07:21
Before day trading equities, Peter To played a lot of online poker and did fairly well for himself. He then dabbled in markets as an investor, but was soon attracted to OTC stocks after discovering...
Listen097: Derek Wong – How to Think About Strategies Like a Quant and Diversify Like a Boss from 2016-11-03T06:09
On this episode, I have our very first guest from China; Derek Wong—he is the Director of Systematic Trading and Options at a private fund in Shanghai. Initially though, Derek got his start in the ...
Listen096: Nico, @InefficientMrkt – An Eight Year Overnight Success Story, and a Thirst for Momentum from 2016-10-27T07:23
Nico (@InefficientMrkt on Twitter) is a day trader with a thirst for momentum. He predominately trades low-priced stocks that have a tendency to move fast and far—and roughly 90% of his positions a...
Listen095: Adrian, @AdeyF69 – Why it Pays to be Relentlessly Process Driven, and When Stats Count from 2016-10-20T09:06
For this episode, the trader who I had the opportunity to speak with, and who you’re about to hear from, is Adrian—or @AdeyF69 on Twitter. Adrian was a pro sailor for almost two decades, but for th...
Listen094: Kenny Glick – Shady Tales From a Real-Life Boiler Room, and Things Profitable Traders Do from 2016-10-13T08:37
My guest on this episode is a former-stand up comedian, turned questionable stockbroker, turned day trader—folks, I’d like you to meet, Kenny Glick. During the 90’s, Kenny went from the stages of c...
Listen093: Ben, @BLB_Capital – What an Order Flow Fanatic Adapted From One of the 'Big Boys' from 2016-10-06T09:07
What you’re about to hear is a conversation I had with a short-term futures trader, Ben—whose last name we won’t mention only for privacy reasons, but he goes by @BLB_Capital on Twitter. Before ent...
Listen092: Dario Mofardin – Observing the Whole Board, Building a Body of Evidence, Swinging at Fat Pitches from 2016-09-29T09:21
For this episode I spoke with fund manager, Dario Mofardin. Dario went from a finance degree, straight into a market analyst and then trader position at a private global macro hedge fund, during th...
Listen091: Craig Scott – Trading Fundamentals, Sentiment and Events, and Why Conviction Matters from 2016-09-22T08:32
Craig Scott is someone who has been trading and investing for most of his life, first starting in school when he participated in a year long stock picking competition. Once completing a double majo...
Listen090: Michael Halls-Moore – This Quants' Approach to Designing Algo Strategies from 2016-09-15T09:47
For this episode I’m joined by Michael Halls-Moore, who runs QuantStart.com—a site well-known by many algorithmic traders. Prior to trading, Michael studied computational fluid dynamics and was the...
Listen089: Blake Morrow – From Ramen Noodles to a Lucrative Career Trading Forex Markets from 2016-09-08T09:26
Blake Morrow (otherwise known as @PipCzar on Twitter) started out as a stock broker in 1995, but this only lasted for a short period of time, before becoming a trader… A wealthy friend put up $50,0...
Listen088: Dave Lauer – A Former-High Frequency Trader Talks Speed, Market Structure and Dark Pools from 2016-09-01T08:16
Dave Lauer is a former-high frequency trader for firms such as Citadel and Allston Trading. He’s worked specifically in various areas of the HFT pipeline, including; research and modelling, buildin...
Listen087: Tom Sosnoff – Speaks on Life Experiences, Trading Options, and Reaching Your Potential from 2016-08-25T08:22
This week on the podcast, I spoke with Tom Sosnoff, who many of you will already know—he’s pretty close to a household name name in this industry. But if you don’t… Tom was a floor trader at the CB...
Listen086: Jared Tendler – What Traders Can Learn About Mental Game, From a World Champion Poker Coach from 2016-08-18T08:41
Jared Tendler is an internationally recognized mental game coach. His clients include world champion poker players, the #1 ranked pool player in the world, professional golfers, and more recently, ...
Listen085: Blair Hull – Know Your Edge, Exploit Your Edge—Survive the Game from 2016-08-11T08:40
Blair Hull has been labeled by Forbes as, “One of the most successful traders of the last 40 years,” and he was also profiled in Jack Schwager’s, The New Market Wizards. Prior to trading, Blair was...
Listen084: Yves Hilpisch – Quantitative Finance and Programming Trading Strategies w/ The Python Quants from 2016-08-04T09:18
This episode features Dr. Yves Hilpisch—the founder of The Python Quants. TPQ do a lot of good for those involved in quantitative finance, they; frequently host meet-ups and workshops, have develop...
Listen083: Ryan Moffett – Getting Mentors, Starting a Fund, and Deliberate Practice w/ Blackpier Capital from 2016-07-28T08:49
The trader I interviewed for this episode is; Ryan Moffett from Blackpier Capital. Having been involved with markets for about 12 years now, Ryan has experience in trading, strategy design, portfol...
Listen082: Futures Trader 71 – How to Become the Trader You Wish You Were from 2016-07-21T08:44
This week, for the second time on Chat With Traders, my guest is Morad or better known as; Futures Trader 71. As you could imagine, FT is a futures trader, he’s also very short-term and has been tr...
Listen081: Alan Farley – Breaking Down Breakouts and Dynamics of Price Movement, with The Master Swing Trader from 2016-07-14T09:39
Our guest this week is Alan Farley, who took his first trades in the late-80’s. Alan is an active swing trader, and most of his positions take place in the US equity market—although he occasionally...
Listen080: Anthony Crudele – One Traders Volatile Path From (Below) Zero to Hero, and Beyond from 2016-07-07T08:14
Anthony Crudele started at a very young age on the CME floor, and he has one really interesting story about coming up as a trader… It does involve some pretty drastic failures, burning through sign...
Listen079: Raoul Pal – The Biggest Financial Experiment the World has Ever Seen, Explained by a Global Macro Investor from 2016-06-30T08:39
Raoul Pal has a history rooted in the hedge fund industry, and with him, he carries more than 25+ years of experience in financial markets. For a number of years he worked at Goldman Sachs where he...
Listen078: Jack Schwager – The Making of Market Wizards, and Wisdom From Elite Traders from 2016-06-22T23:04
As I’m sure you already well aware, Jack Schwager has been involved with financial markets for many years, he’s the author of the acclaimed Market Wizards series and others, and he’s also the co-fo...
Listen077: Dennis Dick – How to be a Profitable Short-Term Trader in a High Frequency World from 2016-06-16T08:09
You’re about to hear a really interesting conversation I had with Dennis Dick. Dennis first started out meddling with penny stocks, before soon joining a well-established prop firm known as; Bright...
Listen076: Saul Knapp – Insight From a Former-Risk Manager of 120+ Prop Traders, and Spread Trading from 2016-06-09T09:35
Our featured guest for this weeks interview is, Saul Knapp. Saul originally started out as a runner on the floor of the LIFFE exchange (in London), when he was just 16 years old. Later moving on fr...
Listen075: Dan Aisen – The Mechanics of a Dark Pool, and a Quest to Make Markets “Fair” w/ IEX Co-Founder from 2016-06-02T07:02
For this episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dan Aisen—one of the co-founders of IEX, and one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Finance (2015). Dan got his start at RBC where he developed th...
Listen075: Dan Aisen – The Mechanics of a Dark Pool, and a Quest to Make Markets “Fair” w/ IEX Co-Founder from 2016-06-02T07:02
For this episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dan Aisen—one of the co-founders of IEX, and one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Finance (2015). Dan got his start at RBC where he developed th...
Listen074: John Walsh – Pocketing $100k From a Trading Comp, and Making Simplicity a Priority w/ the Black Cabbie Trader from 2016-05-26T08:43
My guest this week is John Walsh, aka The Black Cabbie Trader. The backstory of John; in 2012 he entered a competition—the City Index Trading Academy. The idea was to take a group of people with ve...
Listen073: Charlie Bathgate – What to Emulate From Pro Traders, Humility, Psychology and Biohacking from 2016-05-19T08:25
For Charlie Bathgate, trading has been a part of his life since as far back as he can remember—his father was an options market maker, and not to mention his brothers and sister work major-roles in...
Listen072: Rob, @DiscoveryTrader – Why Risk Management is King, and Why Gambling Isn't Such a Dirty Word from 2016-05-12T09:36
This weeks guest preferred to remain somewhat anonymous, although his name is Rob – others know him as RG, and he’s a part of Discovery Trading Group. Rob is an active futures traders and is what m...
Listen071: Eric Hunsader – Rigged Markets, Stealing and Corrupt Regulators w/ Founder of Nanex from 2016-05-05T09:20
A big guest on the podcast this week—a man who for many won’t need any introduction, he is; Eric Scott Hunsader. Eric started out as an algorithmic trader in the early 80’s, soon after became a sel...
Listen071: Eric Hunsader – Rigged Markets, Stealing and Corrupt Regulators w/ Founder of Nanex from 2016-05-05T09:20
A big guest on the podcast this week—a man who for many won’t need any introduction, he is; Eric Scott Hunsader. Eric started out as an algorithmic trader in the early 80’s, soon after became a sel...
Listen070: Jeff Davis – Specializing, Automating and Using Stats for High Probability Trade Setups from 2016-04-28T08:46
Jeff is a day trader who specializes in the S&P futures, and predominately trades a mean-reversion strategy which is built upon data and statistical probabilities. Across his 20+ year trading caree...
Listen069: John Carter – How an Aggressive Trader Thinks, Uses Options and Made $1.4M on a Single Tesla Trade from 2016-04-21T08:39
Welcome back for another installment of the Chat With Traders podcast. I’ve got an awesome guest lined up for you, John Carter, from Austin Texas. In short; John is an options trader (and also futu...
Listen068: Mikael Syding – From “Schoolyard Hippie” to European Hedge Fund Manager of the Decade (to AI Enthusiast) from 2016-04-14T09:20
For this episode, we have our very first guest from Sweden—big shout out to Sweden! I spoke with Mikael Syding; a value investor who spent 15 years in the hedge fund business, and in 2009, he was a...
Listen067: Jerry Parker – The Turtle Traders Story, Following Major Trends and Managing Investors Money from 2016-04-07T08:15
We have a very special guest on the podcast right now; Jerry Parker. For those who don’t know, Jerry is one of the original widely-recognized, Turtle Traders. The Turtles were a small (somewhat sec...
Listen066: Dan Shapiro – Blocking Excess Noise, Establishing Your Process and Getting Screen Time from 2016-03-31T07:37
This week we have returning guest, Dan Shapiro, who was first on episode 32. And after receiving a lot of really great feedback from that interview, I knew I would have to have him back on, so here...
Listen065: Brett Steenbarger – How to Master Trading Psychology and Introduce New Best Practises from 2016-03-24T08:50
For this episode, I interviewed a very special guest; Dr Brett Steenbarger (after many, many requests from listeners). Brett is a very well known trading psychology coach, and has consulted to some...
Listen064: Nick Radge – The Casino Edge, Mean Reversion Strategies, and How to Develop Robust Trading Systems from 2016-03-17T08:52
For this episode I spoke with returning guest Nick Radge, who was originally on episode number 4. But in case you missed it; Nick is a systematic trend follower and momentum trader, most active in ...
Listen063: Nicola Duke – Strong Determination, Preserving Mental Capital, and Professionally Trading Futures from 2016-03-10T09:14
Here we are, episode 63 and I have another brilliant (and very experienced) guest lined up for you this week. Her name is Nicola Duke, or @NicTrades on Twitter. She’s a professional swing trader fr...
Listen062: Tracy, @ChiGrl – Pairing Technicals&Fundamentals, and The Life of a Hardcore Crude Oil Trader from 2016-03-03T09:38
For this episode, I spoke with a trader who has spent many years in the financial hub of Chicago; Tracy – otherwise known as @ChiGrl on Twitter. Tracy is a technical intraday trader, but also track...
Listen061: Ari Pine – A Scientific Trading Perspective, Process Over Outcome, and The Law of Large Numbers from 2016-02-25T09:27
Ari Pine has many years of real market experience on his side, and during this time he’s traded a whole range of markets in various positions and roles… Some of those include; working at J.P. Morga...
Listen060: Peter Tuchman – 30 Years on the NYSE: A Lesson in History with Wall St’s Most Photographed Man from 2016-02-18T09:24
Here we are at episode 60, and my guest is Peter Tuchman, aka the ‘Most Photographed Man on Wall Street’. Peter is a broker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and he’s worked there for th...
Listen059: Daniel Goldberg – Being Alert to Market Conditions, and Trading Within a Prop Firm from 2016-02-11T09:48
This weeks guest is Daniel Goldberg, an active trader and partner at Futex – a proprietary trading firm located in London, UK. Dan has been involved with financial markets since 1995 (straight out ...
Listen058: Paul Singh – Planning and Preparation: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail from 2016-02-04T09:15
This week I spoke with Paul Singh, a long-time trader who has been doing this since his college days. Over the years he’s traded stocks, options and futures, but now tends to focus purely on stocks...
Listen057: Jesse, @PsychoOnWallSt – $500k of “Beginner’s Luck” and How to Thrive as a Part-Time Trader from 2016-01-28T09:01
This week, I have a really interesting guest on the podcast; his name is Jesse, but in the Twittersphere he goes by @PsychoOnWallSt. (a play on the cult film American Psycho) A couple things you sh...
Listen056: Matt Zimberg – The Makeup of Successful Traders&Observations From a Veteran Broker from 2016-01-21T09:20
This weeks guest is Matt Zimberg – the founder of Optimus Futures, a boutique brokerage firm. Matt has been deeply involved in the business of trading since his early 20’s, and while he’s no longer...
Listen056: Matt Zimberg – The Makeup of Successful Traders&Observations From a Veteran Broker from 2016-01-21T09:20
This weeks guest is Matt Zimberg – the founder of Optimus Futures, a boutique brokerage firm. Matt has been deeply involved in the business of trading since his early 20’s, and while he’s no longer...
Listen055: Nathan Michaud – Trading Momo Stocks, and Scaling Up for Larger Gains w/ Investors Underground from 2016-01-14T11:27
This week on the podcast I interview Nathan Michaud of Investors Underground. Nate has been a day trader since 2003, and the stories from his first few years in the game are enough to make your hea...
Listen054: Rishi Narang – Components of a Black Box, Humans Versus Computers, and High Frequency Trading from 2016-01-07T09:36
To start the year with a bang, I have a very special guest on the podcast this week, who I’d like you to meet – his name is, Rishi Narang. Rishi has an impressive background, and has been involved ...
Listen053: BTCVIX – The Wild West of Trading: Inside the Realm of Bitcoin Speculation from 2015-12-31T10:08
This week I interviewed a short-term Bitcoin trader, who goes by the alias of BTCVIX. As you can imagine, this episode is a little different – this is an area (or should I say, a market) we haven’t...
Listen052: Ernie Chan – How Quant Strategies Are Created, Scrutinized and Introduced to the Market from 2015-12-24T09:15
This week I had the great pleasure of speaking with Dr Ernest Chan, from Toronto (Canada). While many traders in the quantitative arena will already be familiar with Ernie, here’s a brief intro…You...
Listen051: Bryce Edwards – Tracking ‘Stocks in Play’ and Acting on Order Book Activity, Intraday Momentum from 2015-12-17T08:38
I have a brilliant guest on the show this week who I can almost guarantee you’ve never heard of, he generally likes to fly under the radar, but thankfully for us he did agree to an interview – his ...
Listen050: Aaron Fifield – Zach Hurwitz Speaks with Aaron About His Development as a Trader, Pt. 2 from 2015-12-09T22:12
You may recall for episode 25 I invited Zach Hurwitz back onto the podcast (after being a featured guest on episode 011), to grill me about my own trading progress – well we’re another 25 episodes ...
Listen049: Haim Bodek – Exposing the ‘Cheats’ on Wall Street, with HFT Whistle-Blower&Market Structure Mastermind from 2015-12-03T10:08
There’s a very special guest on the podcast this week, who I’m excited to introduce… His name is Haim Bodek, although some refer to him as ‘The Algo Arms Dealer’ (and I totally understand why).Haim...
Listen048: Linda Raschke – Trading a Framework of Your Own, and Using Models to Study Price Behavior w/ a Market Wizard from 2015-11-26T09:56
This week on the show I interviewed Linda Raschke – an active trader since 1981, when she started out on the floor of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange as an options market maker. In 1992, Jack Sch...
Listen047: Timothy Sykes – The Hustle ‘n Grind: Beyond the Big Money, Fast Cars and Exotic Trips from 2015-11-19T09:52
This week I interviewed Timothy Sykes (of Profit.ly). If you’re not already familiar with Tim (for some strange reason), he’s made quite a name for himself as the penny stock guru, who trades, teac...
Listen046: Hans Dederle – Trading the Open, Hunting Greed in the Market&Obsessing About Quality Over Quantity from 2015-11-12T09:56
This week I interviewed Hans Dederle, the founder and president of Honza Financial – an options trading asset management firm (located in Florida). Hans originally started out as an accountant, bef...
Listen045: Jack Litle – Global Macro Trading, the Nature of Probability, and When to Place ‘Big Bets’ from 2015-11-05T09:08
My guest on the podcast this week is Jack Litle of MercenaryTrader.com. Jack is a global macro trader who originally started out as an international commodity broker – today, he now has more than 1...
Listen044: Michele Koenig – Lessons From a Decade of Swing Trading, and How to Overcome Early Failure from 2015-10-29T09:39
Let me introduce you to my guest for episode 44 – Michele Koenig of Trade on the Fly, from Montana (at the very top of the United States). Michele is primarily a swing trader of technical chart pa...
Listen043: Jon Boorman – Buying Stocks in Uptrends, Managing Risk, and Tips for Long Term Survival from 2015-10-22T09:13
This week we’re at episode 43 and my guest is Jon Boorman (of Alpha Capture). Jon has been immersed in the world of trading for over 30 years now, and has spent the majority of this time in the in...
Listen042: Bert Mouler – Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning for Money Making Algo Strategies from 2015-10-15T08:42
What you’re about to hear is an interview with Bert Mouler – he’s a trader of futures and equities, and has been involved with markets since ’07. But he does things a little different to most… He’s...
Listen041: Kam Dhadwar – Studying Excellence, Trading Value, and Believing in Your Approach from 2015-10-08T10:00
This week my guest is a discretionary futures trader from London (UK), his name is Kam Dhadwar. Kam originally started out in 2001, from 2005 onward he spent a few years trading within a prop firm,...
Listen040: Bryan Wiener – Reflects on His Years as a Pit Trader, and Takes Us to School on the Subject of Options from 2015-10-01T10:16
This week I’m joined by Bryan Wiener, to put it simply, he’s a man crazy about options. So options guys, this should be right up your alley. I have to admit there were a few moments where my lack o...
Listen039: Tom Dante – Speaks to the Competitiveness of Trading and Essential Skill Sets for Profitability from 2015-09-24T08:59
This week, for episode 39 I had the great pleasure of speaking with Tom Dante (who you may already know from Twitter as @Trader_Dante). But if you don’t, that’s cool – I’ll give you a real quick sn...
Listen038: Kevin Davey – The Development Process of an Algo Trading Strategy, From Objectives to Live Trading from 2015-09-17T10:59
This week on the podcast I have algorithmic trader, Kevin Davey. Who like many guests in the past, he comes from a background in engineering – there’s something about these engineers, they seem to ...
Listen037: Futures Trader 71 – Understanding Areas of Acceptance, Thinking in Probabilities, and Creating a Legacy from 2015-09-10T08:41
This week I had the pleasure of speaking to another brilliant trader, who has been heavily requested – his name is Morad, but many know him best as Futures Trader 71 (or FT for short). To give you ...
Listen036: Peter Brandt – Trading Since 1975, Lessons From 40+ Years of Extraordinary Returns from 2015-09-03T10:56
I can promise you right now, this one will not disappoint… My guest today is the legendary trader, Peter Brandt.Peter first started trading around 1975 (which I’m sure is before many of you listeni...
Listen035: Howard Lindzon – Speaks on High Growth Stocks, “Destroying” the Market and Angel Investing w/ Co-Founder of StockTwits from 2015-08-27T09:16
This week I have a very special guest on the show who almost needs no introduction, Howard Lindzon. Who’s best known as the co-founder of StockTwits, but he’s a man who wears many hats, he’s also a...
Listen035: Howard Lindzon – Speaks on High Growth Stocks, “Destroying” the Market and Angel Investing w/ Co-Founder of StockTwits from 2015-08-27T09:16
This week I have a very special guest on the show who almost needs no introduction, Howard Lindzon. Who’s best known as the co-founder of StockTwits, but he’s a man who wears many hats, he’s also a...
Listen034: Michael Melissinos – Launching a Fund at 26, and Trading Trends in 40 Global Futures Markets from 2015-08-20T09:09
When the market went down in ’08 this weeks guest, Michael Melissinos was right there, in the thick of it. He was an analyst on the trading desk at Bear Sterns, and then later at JP Morgan after th...
Listen033: Chris Sayce – Trading Mentors, Increasing Discipline, and Embracing the Power of Repetition from 2015-08-13T08:46
Chris is an equities trader from Southampton, UK. His journey to becoming a trader kicked off roughly 7 years ago, after his interest in markets was peaked from reading through a book about stocks....
Listen032: Dan Shapiro – How to Handle a Run of Losses&Grind Through Slumps, While Keeping Your Emotions Intact from 2015-08-06T08:19
I’ve received many requests for this weeks guest, in recent months. Maybe it’s because he’s a straight shooter who doesn’t mix his words, or maybe it’s because he’s bounced back from harsh failures...
Listen031: Luke Cummings – Low-Correlation Equities Trading; How to Avoid Being Tied to the Market from 2015-07-30T09:06
This week I spoke with Luke Cummings, an Australian equities trader with 14 plus years of experience on his side. After making a last minute decision that journalism wasn’t a good fit, Luke went i...
Listen030: Tom Basso – The Logic of Trend Following, and How to Improve Your Trader Psychology w/ a Market Wizard from 2015-07-23T07:59
This week we’re taking it up a level… I had the honor of interviewing the legendary Market Wizard, Tom Basso, president of former money management firm, TrendStat.Tom started his working life as a ...
Listen030: Tom Basso – The Logic of Trend Following, and How to Improve Your Trader Psychology w/ a Market Wizard from 2015-07-23T07:59
This week we’re taking it up a level… I had the honor of interviewing the legendary Market Wizard, Tom Basso, president of former money management firm, TrendStat.Tom started his working life as a ...
Listen029: Brian Shannon – The Science of Technical Analysis, Versus the Art of Trading from 2015-07-16T09:09
This weeks guest is Brian Shannon, who first and foremost is a professional trader, whose involvement with the market dates back well over 20 years. He’s also the author of the highly regarded boo...
Listen029: Brian Shannon – The Science of Technical Analysis, Versus the Art of Trading from 2015-07-16T09:09
This weeks guest is Brian Shannon, who first and foremost is a professional trader, whose involvement with the market dates back well over 20 years. He’s also the author of the highly regarded boo...
Listen028: Andrew Falde – How to Avoid ‘Predicting’, the Purpose of Options Markets, and 7 Components of Profitable Systems from 2015-07-09T07:59
Attracted by the fact that traders can make money in both rising and falling markets, this weeks guest Andrew Falde, left a career in commercial real estate when the GFC hit in ’08 to focus his att...
Listen028: Andrew Falde – How to Avoid ‘Predicting’, the Purpose of Options Markets, and 7 Components of Profitable Systems from 2015-07-09T07:59
Attracted by the fact that traders can make money in both rising and falling markets, this weeks guest Andrew Falde, left a career in commercial real estate when the GFC hit in ’08 to focus his att...
Listen027: Jack Schwager – Key Lessons Learned From Many of the Worlds Greatest Traders (aka Market Wizards) from 2015-07-02T08:58
The chances are you're already very familiar with this weeks guest, and if you're not - then I'll have to presume you're new to the realm of trading. Jack Schwager is the author of a number of wide...
Listen027: Jack Schwager – Key Lessons Learned From Many of the Worlds Greatest Traders (aka Market Wizards) from 2015-07-02T08:58
The chances are you're already very familiar with this weeks guest, and if you're not - then I'll have to presume you're new to the realm of trading. Jack Schwager is the author of a number of wide...
Listen026: Brad Jelinek – How to Overcome ‘Boom&Bust' Cycles and Achieve Longevity w/ a Seasoned Futures Trader from 2015-06-25T10:08
At a young age some people want nothing more than to be a trader, well this weeks guest is one of those people… Brad Jelinek first started dabbling in stocks during his days in junior high, then f...
Listen026: Brad Jelinek – How to Overcome ‘Boom&Bust' Cycles and Achieve Longevity w/ a Seasoned Futures Trader from 2015-06-25T10:08
At a young age some people want nothing more than to be a trader, well this weeks guest is one of those people… Brad Jelinek first started dabbling in stocks during his days in junior high, then f...
Listen025: Aaron Fifield – Zach Hurwitz Speaks with Aaron About His Development as a Trader from 2015-06-18T10:50
This week I thought I’d change things up a little bit, and reverse the interview. So instead of firing questions at the guests like I normally do, I’m on the receiving end and giving the answers. ...
Listen024: Ivaylo Ivanhoff – Riding Industry Momentum&Using High Probability Swing Setups to Capitalize on Short-Term Gainers from 2015-06-11T08:04
On the show this week, my guest is Ivan Hoff! An equities trader of 10 years, who tackles the market with a swing trading approach to capture powerful, short-term gainers that may run anywhere betw...
Listen023: David Bush – The Transition From Discretionary to Quantitative Trading&How to Optimise Your Strategy from 2015-06-04T09:00
I was fortunate enough to speak with David Bush, an extraordinary, seasoned trader with 20 years experience in financial markets. David comes from a non-traditional background, and what I mean by ...
Listen023: David Bush – The Transition From Discretionary to Quantitative Trading&How to Optimise Your Strategy from 2015-06-04T09:00
I was fortunate enough to speak with David Bush, an extraordinary, seasoned trader with 20 years experience in financial markets. David comes from a non-traditional background, and what I mean by ...
Listen022: Mike Bellafiore – How to be a Better Trader Tomorrow, with the Co-Founder of SMB Capital from 2015-05-28T08:16
This week I have great pleasure in saying, my guest on the show is Mike Bellafiore. Mike is the co-founder of SMB Capital, a proprietary trading firm in New York City, as well as SMB University whi...
Listen021: Adam Grimes – How to Identify a Trading Edge, and a Realistic Breakdown of ‘The Path to Becoming a Trader’ from 2015-05-21T08:58
Welcome to episode 21, with a very special guest; Adam Grimes.
Adam is author of the very popular book titled, The Art and Science of Technical Analysis, which covers market structure, price ac...
021: Adam Grimes – How to Identify a Trading Edge, and a Realistic Breakdown of ‘The Path to Becoming a Trader’ from 2015-05-21T08:58
Welcome to episode 21, with a very special guest; Adam Grimes. Adam is author of the very popular book titled, The Art and Science of Technical Analysis, which covers market structure, price action...
Listen020: Kunal Desai – Go-To Setups, Trading Explosive Momentum, and How to Combat FOMO from 2015-05-14T10:20
This week I was thrilled to speak with a well respected, high-energy, and incredibly insightful trader. And who many of you probably already know as the head honcho at Bulls on Wall Street, his nam...
Listen020: Kunal Desai – Go-To Setups, Trading Explosive Momentum, and How to Combat FOMO from 2015-05-14T10:20
This week I was thrilled to speak with a well respected, high-energy, and incredibly insightful trader. And who many of you probably already know as the head honcho at Bulls on Wall Street, his nam...
Listen019: Stuart McPhee – How to Form the Basis of a Solid Trading Plan—and Follow it With Absolute Discipline from 2015-05-07T04:18
I’m not sure how it happened, but this interview somehow slipped through the cracks. I actually had the conversation with this weeks guest around November last year (2014), and it’s been tucked awa...
Listen019: Stuart McPhee – How to Form the Basis of a Solid Trading Plan—and Follow it With Absolute Discipline from 2015-05-07T04:18
I’m not sure how it happened, but this interview somehow slipped through the cracks. I actually had the conversation with this weeks guest around November last year (2014), and it’s been tucked awa...
Listen018: John Welsh – Giving Weight to Fundamentals&News, Plus the Advantage of Focusing on a Single Sector from 2015-04-29T21:06
This weeks guest is a little different to many of the guests I’ve had on in the past. Instead of giving very little weight to fundamentals and news releases, these two things actually form the foun...
Listen018: John Welsh – Giving Weight to Fundamentals&News, Plus the Advantage of Focusing on a Single Sector from 2015-04-29T21:06
This weeks guest is a little different to many of the guests I’ve had on in the past. Instead of giving very little weight to fundamentals and news releases, these two things actually form the foun...
Listen017: Jason Leavitt – Swing Trading For a Large Chunk of Major Trends, Plus One Common Trait of Million Dollar Traders from 2015-04-23T03:38
Like many who get into trading, Jason had no formal education in the field. Actually, prior to trading full time he was waiting tables in a restaurant and bartending. This is where he began swing t...
Listen017: Jason Leavitt – Swing Trading For a Large Chunk of Major Trends, Plus One Common Trait of Million Dollar Traders from 2015-04-23T03:38
Like many who get into trading, Jason had no formal education in the field. Actually, prior to trading full time he was waiting tables in a restaurant and bartending. This is where he began swing t...
Listen016: Tim Biggam – Tales From the Pit, Generating Trade Ideas, and a Lesson in Position Sizing from 2015-04-16T09:54
It’s almost unfathomable to think that there was a time when it would take a couple minutes to execute an order. And now days we have traders taking extreme measures, just to get filled a nanosecon...
Listen016: Tim Biggam – Tales From the Pit, Generating Trade Ideas, and a Lesson in Position Sizing from 2015-04-16T09:54
It’s almost unfathomable to think that there was a time when it would take a couple minutes to execute an order. And now days we have traders taking extreme measures, just to get filled a nanosecon...
Listen015: Joel Kruger – How to Use Leverage in Forex Markets for Your Best Chance of Survival from 2015-04-09T10:58
Joel Kruger has been involved with foreign exchange since the very beginning of his career in investment banking as a currency strategist. This was after he came to the realization that he wasn’t c...
Listen014: Ilan Azbel – Below the Surface of Algorithmic Trading, and Why You Must Understand the Game From a Macro Perspective from 2015-04-02T09:34
With an involvement in trading since his early twenties, and a background in mathematics and computer programming, it was a natural progression that this weeks guest would adapt a completely algori...
Listen014: Ilan Azbel – Below the Surface of Algorithmic Trading, and Why You Must Understand the Game From a Macro Perspective from 2015-04-02T09:34
With an involvement in trading since his early twenties, and a background in mathematics and computer programming, it was a natural progression that this weeks guest would adapt a completely algori...
Listen013: Lance Beggs – Adapting the Mindset of Trapped Market Participants—and Profiting From Fear from 2015-03-26T09:14
Let me introduce you to, Lance Beggs - a price action trader that is a little different to most...
While he relies on technicals to a certain degree, his edge comes from the ability to ada...
013: Lance Beggs – Adapting the Mindset of Trapped Market Participants—and Profiting From Fear from 2015-03-26T09:14
Let me introduce you to, Lance Beggs - a price action trader that is a little different to most... While he relies on technicals to a certain degree, his edge comes from the ability to adapt the m...
Listen012: Adam Ryan – Game-Changing Lessons that Propelled Trading Success, and How to Crush Your Goals This Year from 2015-03-19T09:28
Just like the majority of those who make it, Adam will not hesitate to tell you, he was no overnight success. He went through the same struggles and faced the same challenges that many of us can re...
Listen012: Adam Ryan – Game-Changing Lessons that Propelled Trading Success, and How to Crush Your Goals This Year from 2015-03-19T09:28
Just like the majority of those who make it, Adam will not hesitate to tell you, he was no overnight success. He went through the same struggles and faced the same challenges that many of us can re...
Listen011: Zach Hurwitz – Using VWAP to Gauge Where the Big Boys Interact with Markets, and How to Exploit Trading Technology from 2015-03-11T23:38
On the other hand, if you’re already somewhat familiar, then I can promise that you will learn a whole lot more and really benefit from this weeks guest – Zach Hurwitz… An independent equities trad...
Listen010: Tim Grittani – 5 Key Factors of Tim's Success as a 7-Figure Trader, and Transitioning From OTC to NASDAQ Stocks from 2015-03-05T08:31
It was early 2012 when he first ventured into the jungle of penny stocks. After catching on to how these markets operated and understood the manipulation, he certainly mastered a few setups that pa...
Listen010: Tim Grittani – 5 Key Factors of Tim's Success as a 7-Figure Trader, and Transitioning From OTC to NASDAQ Stocks from 2015-03-05T08:31
It was early 2012 when he first ventured into the jungle of penny stocks. After catching on to how these markets operated and understood the manipulation, he certainly mastered a few setups that pa...
Listen009: Peter Zhang – Into the Mechanics of Financial Markets with a Street Smart Hedge Fund Operator from 2015-02-26T10:00
Folks, meet Peter Zhang. A Major in Quantitative Finance who was once without ahome, dirt poor and had the odds stacked against him. But with a point to prove and the hustlers ambition, he chased d...
Listen009: Peter Zhang – Into the Mechanics of Financial Markets with a Street Smart Hedge Fund Operator from 2015-02-26T10:00
Folks, meet Peter Zhang. A Major in Quantitative Finance who was once without a home, dirt poor and had the odds stacked against him. But with a point to prove and the hustlers ambition, he chased ...
Listen008: Anand "Lucci" Sanghvi – Slinging PS3’s, Accumulating Millions, and Hard-Hitting Psychology Lessons from 2015-02-19T08:24
Let me introduce you to a man who came through the doors of a prop firm in 2006, with absolutely no trading knowledge. Zilch! He mashed keys for a few years until the firm later shut shop during th...
Listen008: Anand "Lucci" Sanghvi – Slinging PS3’s, Accumulating Millions, and Hard-Hitting Psychology Lessons from 2015-02-19T08:24
Let me introduce you to a man who came through the doors of a prop firm in 2006, with absolutely no trading knowledge. Zilch! He mashed keys for a few years until the firm later shut shop during th...
Listen006: Tim Walker – Using Technical Analysis and the Methods of Gann to Takeout Big Moves from 2015-02-05T09:16
A couple years back, I had the opportunity of attending an intimate 3 day workshop he tutored. Over these few days, Tim was an open book of trading knowledge and it was clear he knows how to extrac...
Listen006: Tim Walker – Using Technical Analysis and the Methods of Gann to Takeout Big Moves from 2015-02-05T09:16
A couple years back, I had the opportunity of attending an intimate 3 day workshop he tutored. Over these few days, Tim was an open book of trading knowledge and it was clear he knows how to extrac...
Listen005: Steve Burns – What Separates New Traders From Rich Traders—and How to Cross the Divide from 2015-01-29T08:30
With tight risk management being one of them, he shares some of his own rules that could potentially save you a lot of money. And it’s worth noting, these rules have prevented Steve from returning ...
Listen005: Steve Burns – What Separates New Traders From Rich Traders—and How to Cross the Divide from 2015-01-29T08:30
With tight risk management being one of them, he shares some of his own rules that could potentially save you a lot of money. And it’s worth noting, these rules have prevented Steve from returning ...
Listen004: Nick Radge – How to Power Through Trading Losses and Continue Executing from 2015-01-22T07:22
Here we are, the fourth episode of Chat With Traders and I’m joined by a special guest who has ridden many waves of the financial markets. Placing his first trade in 1985, Nick Radge was immediatel...
Listen003: Timothy Sykes – Inside the World of Penny Stocks and How to Profit from Market Inefficiencies from 2015-01-12T11:19
Timothy Sykes joins us here on the third episode of Chat With Traders to share his passion for playing penny stocks, and how traders can benefit from common scams and manipulation. You might also f...
Listen002: Kirk Du Plessis – How to Gain an Edge When Trading Options from 2015-01-12T10:49
Throughout the interview we discuss Kirk's journey in great detail, plus much more. But not to give too much away… Just know this is a jam packed episode with Kirk sharing plenty of great insights ...
Listen002: Kirk Du Plessis – How to Gain an Edge When Trading Options from 2015-01-12T10:49
Throughout the interview we discuss Kirk's journey in great detail, plus much more. But not to give too much away… Just know this is a jam packed episode with Kirk sharing plenty of great insights ...
Listen001: Jerry Robinson – Talks In-Depth About His Journey From Newbie to Veteran Trader from 2015-01-12T10:26
Back in 1997, a work colleague let it slip that he had been making some tidy profits buying and selling stocks, Jerry took an interest and shortly after began trading with a $700 account.But it was...
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