Welcome back to the second part of our interview with Scot Billington of Covenant Capital Management. In this episode, Scot delves into the practice of trend following and why it is a great model to follow. He also discusses tips for beginning traders and investors, and advice for those who wants to start a firm. Thank you for listening to Part 2 of our conversation with Scot Billington. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In T...
Aug 28, 2014•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our next guest takes a mechanical, long-term trend approach to trading to a new level, and you’ll find out why he thinks it is the better option in this episode. He started Covenant Capital with his business partner in 1999 and has grown it into a profitable boutique firm. But in early 2002 after they ended the previous year down 20%, they really had to grind it out and stick to their guns which ultimately paid off in a big way. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO ...
Aug 25, 2014•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to the second part of our interview. In this episode we dive into the negative effect of greed on the market. Anders Lindell again shows his depth of knowledge as he elaborates on the nature of irrationality though the ages and how our markets today, really are rather stretched. This is a powerful episode, I really do hope you will enjoy it. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Ho...
Aug 21, 2014•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our next guest turned a challenging market into an opportunity to transform his strategy and build something substantial. Welcome back to another episode of Top Traders Unplugged. Today we have the former CEO, now Chairman of Informed Portfolio Management on to discuss the road to formation of his firm, their Systematic Global Macro strategy, their unique approach to investor interaction and much much more. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACC...
Aug 18, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did you know that a meditation practice can help you be a better investor? In this episode we discuss our common lessons that we ask all Top Traders, but we dive deep into why Nigol thinks differently about CTA issues. Growing up in war-torn Lebanon shifts the filters he uses to see the markets. We all have filters but in this episode you will learn what perspective he takes on the markets that may, or may not, support his market philosophy. Welcome back to the second half of our interview ...
Aug 14, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Want to build a computer that makes money? Quest Partners LLC has a long, robust track record with their systematic trading approach. They utilize a different strategies from many of their peers and have diversified their product range to include equity programs both hedge and long only. At the core of it all is their philosophy on focusing on what investors need. They provide solutions for investors rather than a purist strategy. Leading the way is our next guest on Top...
Aug 11, 2014•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast How would it feel to identify trades no one else you know is looking for? Our guest is back and this interview is all about carry trades, mean reverting environments, merger arbitrage, volatility arbitrage, tail hedges and how to become the best trader possible. It’s quite likely there is something in this interview which will help propel you forward as a hedge fund manager or in your research of managers. Welcome back to the second part of our interview with Chief Excutive Officer of Futur...
Aug 07, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Can you implement well established hedge fund strategies in a systematic way? Future Value Capital has been researching this for years, before they started trading. They are unique because of how they simplify and automate complex Risk Premia. But we aren’t the best at explaining their systems. Roman Lutz, the Chief Financial Officer of Future Value Capital will explain it all in this interview. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITE...
Aug 04, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine if your assets under management went from $721 million to $50 million…. Would you have the courage to stick with your system? Our next guest was able to weather that storm and come out even stronger. In fact, he gives credit to the fall in assets because it was an important component to improving their processes and efficiency today. We’re excite to share with you, the second part of my interview with CEO of Systematic Alpha Management, Peter Kambolin. ----- 50 Y...
Jul 31, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Kambolin is the common sense CEO behind Systematic Alpha Management, an Award Winning CTA Firm which has come through the tremendous market forces of the past 10 years. Their staying power is a testament to their success as conscious, ruled based traders. This episode is about his hero’s journey from immigrant origins in Moscow to founding a lasting, top financial service company headquartered in New York City. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND B...
Jul 28, 2014•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to Top Traders Unplugged. On this episode Karsten and I discuss the systems and implementation that has led Amplitude to such remarkable success. As the interview comes to a close, we learn about Karsten’s philosophy of success and entrepreneurship. Despite being based outside the global financial hubs (i.e. New York, Chicago, London) Amplitude has experienced world class results. He provides a deep philosophy on achieving success in the CTA industry. ----- 50 YEARS OF TRE...
Jul 24, 2014•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Through courage and vision, Karsten Schroeder co-founded Amplitude Capital as a pioneer in the CTA industry. Why pioneers? Because they focused on short term trading. In this episode of Top Traders Unplugged, Karsten and I discuss Amplitude Capital’s scientific approach to Amplitude Dynamic and Amplitude Klassik. These are the two short-term rule based trading programs that Karsten and his team run to invest billions of dollars on behalf on a small group of institutional investors. ---...
Jul 21, 2014•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we will continue our conversation with Jerry Parker the founder of Chesapeake Capital and widely known as the most successful Turtle ever. After wrapping up his position with Richard J. Dennis as a famous “Turtle,” he went on to start his own asset management firm, Chesapeake Capital Corporation. In this episode we discuss the evolving CTA industry and the story of Chesapeake. It’s a powerful story from one of the most successful people in the industry. We really hope you enjoy i...
Jul 16, 2014•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Imagine you found an advertisement in the newspaper offering a position with a one sentence application process. Would you take it? What if it was for a position where you would learn a proprietary trading system in which you would trade solely for owner of the firm? What if that man was Richard Dennis? Our next guest took that position in 1983 and it changed his life forever, for the better. He found himself with what was to become a famous title, a Turtle . He was given the oppo...
Jul 13, 2014•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to Top Traders Unplugged. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Mathias Bucher the Co-Founder of AllMountainCapital. In this episode we go deep in the philosophy, habits and personal traits required to excel in the hedge fund industry. It’s a pleasure to have you here and we hope you enjoy the episode. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: About Stop Loss, Risk Management and overall Exit Strategies How the current drawdown is effecting current testing and research at ...
Jul 10, 2014•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our next show provides you with the opportunity to learn from a highly educated founder and fund manager. He Studied Economics at the Luzon Universidad de Carlos III de Madrid. He went on to earn a PhD in Quantitative Finance in Evolutionary Finance at University of Zurich. Upon graduating he agreed to a research position with Zurich Capital Bank. Horizon21 made an offer to have Mathias and his business partner Dr. Tilman Keese build a systematic trading program. In 2010 they left ...
Jul 07, 2014•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast What are you going to do to differentiate yourself from everyone else in the industry? That’s the question Marty Bergin would ask the next guest on Top Traders Unplugged. Welcome back for the second part of our interview with, Marty Bergin. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How trade decisions are generated and executed at DUNN Capital Management The way Marty and DUNN manage the emotional ...
Jul 03, 2014•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our next guest is a partner in a firm that has enjoyed 40+ years of trading success with a 35+ year continues track record of their WMA program. The track record of the organization, DUNN Capital Management, is world-class. The legendary Bill Dunn offered partnership to our next guest and he replied, “I’m happy with where I am.” Bill’s response will make you laugh. Please enjoy my conversation with, Marty Bergin. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: The Story of DUNN Capital and the Evo...
Jun 29, 2014•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we rejoin the conversation with Martin Estlander the Founder and CEO of Estlander & Partners. If you missed the first part, feel free to listen to it here . In this episode we explore the evolution of the CTA industry, the skills required to run a successful business and finally the fun, less known facts of Martin’s life outside of trading. Welcome to the second part of our conversations with Martin Estlander. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SC...
Jun 26, 2014•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Estlander & Partners – The Oldest CTA firm in Scandinavia and one of the Longest Running CTA firms in the World. Thank you for listening to my conversation with its founder Martin Estlander. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How Martin got involved in the CTA Industry The Evolution of Estlander & Partners and Where They are Today Founding of an options trading business in Frankfurt in 1991 About the inspiring time in which he was part of the Commodities Corp. team until 1998 when Gold...
Jun 22, 2014•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re back with the second part of our conversation with the Head of Research at Rho Asset Management. In this episode we discuss the details of Managing Equity Curves, Trade Length in CTA systems and how Rho achieves to get the optimal position size when entering new trades. Thank you for visiting, now let’s continue the interview with Tushar Chande. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: How Rho creates for algorithms to decide the size of a new position The difference between the model...
Jun 12, 2014•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show I am talking to Tushar Chande, Co-Founder and Head of Research at Rho Asset Management. Tushar is also the author of a number of books on the topic of how to design rule based trading systems as well as having been actively trading these systems for more than 20 years. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why the random nature of the markets attracted Tushar to develop systems...
Jun 09, 2014•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we continue our conversation with the founder and CEO of Brandywine Asset Management and discuss the aspects of what makes his rule based asset management style so successful. Enjoy the second part of my conversation with, Mike Dever. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Continuing the Conversation around why Trend Following can be more difficult Describing Disparate Return Dri...
Jun 05, 2014•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today’s show I am talking to Mike Dever, the Founder and CEO of Brandywine Asset Management. Mike is a Divergent Thinking Systematic Investment Manager and Author of the best selling book “Jackass Investing”. Mike has been trading for almost 4 decades and shares a wealth of insight to how he has stayed successful and how his trading approach and research has stayed current in an ever changing financial landscape. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACC...
Jun 02, 2014•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to our conversation with Jason Gerlach of Sunrise Capital Partners. In this interview we discuss the history of Sunrise Capital Partners, the current evolution in their financial product line and the inner workings of what it takes to make it as a successful trading organization in the ever changing market conditions. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Exploring the design structure ...
May 29, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sunrise Capital was the first CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) ever. The company has evolved considerably since its inception in the 1970s. Today on the show, Jason Gerlach, the Chief Executive Officer at Sunrise Capital joins us to discuss the history of the company and about the evolution of their trading strategy over nearly 4 decades. Sunrise has achieved astounding results over the lifetime of the company and Jason provides unique insights to the inner workings of Sunrise. ----- 50 YEARS OF ...
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