Depth and Spread: A Crypto Trading Podcast from dYdX

Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen from dYdX•trade.dydx.exchange

Depth and Spread is a podcast published by dYdX Trading focused on crypto trading, market microstructure and exchanges. We aim to demystify how professional traders do their job and provide insights that are as actionable and concrete as possible. Follow us at https://twitter.com/dYdX Trade at dYdX https://trade.dydx.exchange/r/depthandspread Download the dYdX app for iOS https://dydx.onelink.me/rNzl/tf3rbtzl

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Episodes

DeFi is the Answer

Listen to Antonio, the founder of dYdX, address the whole team the afternoon following the FTX collapse. He gives an impassioned tour of his hopes and fears for DeFi and dYdX.

Nov 09, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Game Theory with Jordi Alexander

In this episode we dive into Jordi’s background in chess and poker, and how that led him to high-frequency trading, first in traditional markets, now also in crypto. We talk about his approach to discretionary vs. systematic trading, his philosophy on sharing ideas, in contrast to most HFT firms, and designing a good exchange as dYdX moves towards full decentralization in V4. Join us for one of our most interesting discussions yet!

Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 5

Finding opportunity in crypto markets with Nikita Fadeev, Fasanara Capital

Join us to hear from Nikita Fadeev from Fasanara Capital on a variety of topics related to crypto markets. Learn about his story starting Fasanara with a group of friends from university, providing liquidity to “arbitrage” funding rates, optimizing execution across different trading venues, his thoughts about the main types of players in crypto markets, and more!

Oct 10, 2022•52 min•Ep. 4

Anatomy of a Trade with CMS

In this episode, we chat with Dan Matuszewski, founder of CMS Holdings. CMS is one of the most well-known crypto trading and venture firms, and in this conversation, Dan tells us about his background, his firm, and his trading process. We hope you'll enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic CMS: https://twitter.com/cmsholdings dYdX: https://twitter.com/dYdX Trade on dYdX: https://trade.dydx.exchange/r/depthandspread Download the mobile a...

Aug 31, 2022•51 min

Frontier Markets with Mitchell Dong

In this episode, we chat with Mitchell Dong, the CEO of Pythagoras, a crypto hedge fund. Mitchell is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience starting both traditional business and trading firms. Mitchell talks us through some of frontier markets he has traded in his career, ranging from physical uranium to electricity futures to crypto. Along the way we distill some timeless principles for approaching new markets. Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic Mitchell: https://t...

Jul 08, 2022•49 min

Market Making through the Terra Crash with Sixtant

In this episode, we chat with Josu San Martin and Matt Downey, the co-founders of Sixtant, a trading firm and market-maker. Josu and Matt tell us about piloting their firm through the Terra ecosystem unwind. We speak about their typical strategies, how to think about profitability in a period of elevated volatility and go through their experience of living through the crash day by day. Follow your hosts: Ivo: https://twitter.com/ivo_crnkovic Josu: https://twitter.com/josusanmartin Sixtant: https...

Jun 13, 2022•1 hr

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