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The AlphaMind Podcast

232 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings

Mastering trading is not about mastering markets but mastering yourself. The AlphaMind Podcast focuses on the 'Trader Self'. We look at the person doing the trading, their interactions with the market, the impact the market has on them, and the skills, actions and activities needed to navigate their way through the complex and uncertain terrain of financial, commodity, energy and crypto markets.

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Jon Macaskill US Navy Seal Commander: The Incredible Power of Mindfulness and Meditation.

March 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Mindfulness and meditation can be enormously powerful when engaged in financial markets. These practices have the ability to weaponize the mind for optimal performance whilst creating a robust and resilient suit of armour against the doubts and uncertainties induced by volatile and uncertain financial markets.  In this conversation, the show hosts Steve Goldstein and Mark Randall explore these activities, digging deep into how and why they can be so powerful with US Navy Seal Commander, Jon...

#37 Jon Macaskill US Navy Seal Commander - The Power of Mindfulness & Meditation

March 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MB

Mindfulness and meditation can be enormously powerful when engaged in financial markets. These practices have the ability to weaponize the mind for optimal performance whilst creating a robust and resilient suit of armour against the doubts and uncertainties induced by volatile and uncertain financial markets.  In this conversation, the show hosts Steve Goldstein and Mark Randall explore these activities, digging deep into how and why they can be so powerful with US Navy Seal Commander, Jon...

David Tait: Ex-Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs - Coping with Extreme Fear.

March 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

In this second interview with David Tait, David talks about fear in trading and how best to cope and manage with the extreme fear which is part of terrain of trading. When it comes to fear, and fear in trading, there are few people better qualified in the world to talk about this subject than David.  David has sat at the top table of the financial markets for near 4 decades. He was formerly head of FX and Proprietary trading at Goldman Sachs. He has also been Global Head of Macro trading at...

#36 David Tait - Ex-Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs: Coping with Extreme Fear

March 16, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

In this second interview with David Tait, David talks about fear in trading and how best to cope and manage with the extreme fear which is part of terrain of trading. When it comes to fear, and fear in trading, there are few people better qualified in the world to talk about this subject than David.  David has sat at the top table of the financial markets for near 4 decades. He was formerly head of FX and Proprietary trading at Goldman Sachs. He has also been Global Head of Macro trading at...

David Tait: Fearless Ex-Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs - Life and Trading Cannot Be Separated.

March 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB

David Tait had a fearlessness which made him one of the world’s top traders. This edge helped establish him as one of the leading figures in trading in the financial markets. David success led to him becoming Global Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs and he went on to hold other major trading and leadership roles at investment banks Credit Suisse and UBS and was an original partner at Hedge Fund Bluecrest Capital.    David is now the CEO of the World Gold Council and is an Independent Membe...

#35 David Tait - Ex-Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs: Life & Trading Can't Be Separated

March 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB

David Tait had a fearlessness which made him one of the world’s top traders. This edge helped establish him as one of the leading figures in trading in the financial markets. David success led to him becoming Global Head of FX Trading at Goldman Sachs and he went on to hold other major trading and leadership roles at investment banks Credit Suisse and UBS and was an original partner at Hedge Fund Bluecrest Capital.    David is now the CEO of the World Gold Council and is an Independent Membe...

#34 Nick Leeson - Rogue Trader: In His Own Words

February 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

25 years ago this week, Barings Bank, founded in 1763, was brought down by the calamitous and illegal trading activities of one of its futures traders, Nick Leeson. Working from their Singapore office, Lesson’s accumulated trading losses amounted to over £800 billion or close to $1.4 billion at the time.  Leeson had been hiding trading losses for the previous 2 1/2 years in a false account he had created, the now infamous 88888 account. For a while these losses were of a size that was conce...

Nick Leeson: Rogue Trader 25 years On - His Story in His Words.

February 24, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

25 years ago this week, Barings Bank, founded in 1763, was brought down by the calamitous and illegal trading activities of one of its futures traders, Nick Leeson. Working from their Singapore office, Lesson’s accumulated trading losses amounted to over £800 billion or close to $1.4 billion at the time.  Leeson had been hiding trading losses for the previous 2 1/2 years in a false account he had created, the now infamous 88888 account. For a while these losses were of a size that was conce...

#33 Anthony Crudele - Successful Trading whilst Managing Stress

February 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Anthony Crudele started as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in the late 1990s. He was one of the youngest members of the CME, originally trading the S&P e-mini futures. Anthony was surrounded by some of the most influential traders and brokers in the financial markets and gained huge knowledge, experience and know-how which helped him develop his own successful trading processes which he then adapted to screen based electronic trading.  Having struggled and the...

Anthony Crudele: Successful Trading whilst Managing Stress

February 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Anthony Crudele started as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in the late 1990s. He was one of the youngest members of the CME, originally trading the S&P e-mini futures. Anthony was surrounded by some of the most influential traders and brokers in the financial markets and gained huge knowledge, experience and know-how which helped him develop his own successful trading processes which he then adapted to screen based electronic trading.  Having struggled and the...

Dr Daniel Crosby: Your Brain is Not Designed to Trade or Invest.

February 11, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

Don't let the title of this episode de-motivate you. The more you know about your brain and how it functions, the greater the likelihood you can make positive adjustments which can drive superior trading and investment performance.  In this week’s episode we are in conversation with Dr Daniel Crosby. Daniel is a Behavioural Finance author who has written several best-selling books and is one of the leading authorities on the practical application of Behavioural Finance in the Financial Mark...

#32 Dr Daniel Crosby - Your Brain is Not Designed to Trade or Invest

February 11, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

Don't let the title of this episode de-motivate you. The more you know about your brain and how it functions, the greater the likelihood you can make positive adjustments which can drive superior trading and investment performance.  In this week’s episode we are in conversation with Dr Daniel Crosby. Daniel is a Behavioural Finance author who has written several best-selling books and is one of the leading authorities on the practical application of Behavioural Finance in the Financial Mark...

#31 Paul Wallace - From Air Force Fighter Controller to Trader

February 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

In this week’s episode we are in conversation with Paul Wallace. Paul is a private UK based trader, who taught himself trading after getting attracted to internet stocks in the early 2000s.  Prior to that Paul was a fighter controller in the Royal Air Force, and today, as well as working as a trader, and training and coaching other traders, Paul also runs a programme called The Veterans’ Trader Project (VTP) which provides introductory training for ex-forces personnel looking to move into a...

Paul Wallace: From Air Force Fighter Controller to Trader.

February 04, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

In this week’s episode we are in conversation with Paul Wallace. Paul is a private UK based trader, who taught himself trading after getting attracted to internet stocks in the early 2000s.  Prior to that Paul was a fighter controller in the Royal Air Force, and today, as well as working as a trader, and training and coaching other traders, Paul also runs a programme called The Veterans’ Trader Project (VTP) which provides introductory training for ex-forces personnel looking to move into a...

#30 David Keller CMT - From Music & Psychology to Investing, Technical Analysis & Behavioural Finance

January 28, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

In this week’s episode we are in conversation with David Keller. This is an episode we can only describe as 'Rich': Rich in insight, rich in wisdom, rich in depth, and rich in meaningful dialogue and discussion.   David is someone who comes with a huge dose of wisdom, knowhow, knowledge and experience about how markets work, and how people in markets function and think.   David came to markets from an alternative route to many having studied as a classically trained musician and student of ...

#30 David Keller CMT: From Music & Psychology to Investing, Technical Analysis & Behavioural Finance.

January 28, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

In this week’s episode we are in conversation with David Keller. This is an episode we can only describe as 'Rich': Rich in insight, rich in wisdom, rich in depth, and rich in meaningful dialogue and discussion.   David is someone who comes with a huge dose of wisdom, knowhow, knowledge and experience about how markets work, and how people in markets function and think.   David came to markets from an alternative route to many having studied as a classically trained musician and student of ...

David Keller CMT: From Music & Psychology to Investing, Technical Analysis & Behavioural Finance.

January 28, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MB

In this week’s episode we are in conversation with David Keller. This is an episode we can only describe as 'Rich': Rich in insight, rich in wisdom, rich in depth, and rich in meaningful dialogue and discussion.   David is someone who comes with a huge dose of wisdom, knowhow, knowledge and experience about how markets work, and how people in markets function and think.   David came to markets from an alternative route to many having studied as a classically trained musician and student of ...

#29 Simon Garcia - The Mental Battle ‘is the Battle’

January 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

This podcast episode will fascinate all those who work in trading and investing roles. In this excellent interview with co-hosts Steve and Mark, their guest Simon Garcia bares his soul, describes his experience, and shares his views about trading, dealing with the mental and emotional challenges of trading and describing some of the pressures the job entails.  This podcast episode will also be of interest to those curious about mental health in the workplace. It highlights how the pressures...

Simon Garcia: The Mental Battle ‘is the Battle’.

January 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

This podcast episode will fascinate all those who work in trading and investing roles. In this excellent interview with co-hosts Steve and Mark, their guest Simon Garcia bares his soul, describes his experience, and shares his views about trading, dealing with the mental and emotional challenges of trading and describing some of the pressures the job entails.  This podcast episode will also be of interest to those curious about mental health in the workplace. It highlights how the pressures...

Jim Simons: The Man Who Solved The Markets – With Greg Zuckerman

January 14, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Jim Simons is the most successful trader of the last 3 decades by a country mile. Simons founded the Renaissance Technologies the secretive Hedge Fund which employs some of the world’s most brilliant mathematical geniuses. Their flagship Medallion fund has returned a staggering 66% annually, before fees, since 1988. In November 2019, Wall Street journalist and author Greg Zuckerman published his book which lifted the veil on Jim Simons and Renaissance. ‘The Man Who Solved the Market: How J...

#28 Jim Simons - The Man Who Solved The Markets – With Greg Zuckerman

January 14, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

Jim Simons is the most successful trader of the last 3 decades by a country mile. Simons founded the Renaissance Technologies the secretive Hedge Fund which employs some of the world’s most brilliant mathematical geniuses. Their flagship Medallion fund has returned a staggering 66% annually, before fees, since 1988. In November 2019, Wall Street journalist and author Greg Zuckerman published his book which lifted the veil on Jim Simons and Renaissance. ‘The Man Who Solved the Market: How J...

New Trading Year, New Trading You. – How to Be Better in 2020.

January 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

In the first AlphaMind podcast of 2020 co-hosts Steven Goldstein and Mark Randall share their Top Tips for how to be more effective, more productive, more successful as Traders and Investment Professionals in 2020. Mark and Steve between them have over 70 years working in Financial Markets and now work with leading traders, investment professionals, manager and leaders in the Financial Markets industry as coaches and consultants. Their work in the field of performance development has helped...

#27 How to Be Better as Traders

January 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

In the first AlphaMind podcast of 2020 co-hosts Steven Goldstein and Mark Randall share their Top Tips for how to be more effective, more productive, more successful as Traders and Investment Professionals in 2020. Mark and Steve between them have over 70 years working in Financial Markets and now work with leading traders, investment professionals, manager and leaders in the Financial Markets industry as coaches and consultants. Their work in the field of performance development has helped...

#26 Chris Cain: The Alpha Formula; High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk.

December 10, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Chris Cain spent a decade working as a Market Maker in Fixed Income products before moving on to work privately as a trader and producing some outstanding performance in a very short space of time. Chris is also co-author of a new book, “The Alpha Formula; High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk”. The book is written jointly with Larry Connors who has over 30 years of experience working in financial markets and is widely regarded today as one of the leading educators in th...

Chris Cain: The Alpha Formula; High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk.

December 10, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Chris Cain spent a decade working as a Market Maker in Fixed Income products before moving on to work privately as a trader and producing some outstanding performance in a very short space of time. Chris is also co-author of a new book, “The Alpha Formula; High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk”. The book is written jointly with Larry Connors who has over 30 years of experience working in financial markets and is widely regarded today as one of the leading educators in th...

#26 Chris Cain - The Alpha Formula: High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk.

December 10, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57 MB

Chris Cain spent a decade working as a Market Maker in Fixed Income products before moving on to work privately as a trader and producing some outstanding performance in a very short space of time. Chris is also co-author of a new book, “The Alpha Formula; High Powered Strategies to Beat The Market With Less Risk”. The book is written jointly with Larry Connors who has over 30 years of experience working in financial markets and is widely regarded today as one of the leading educators in th...

Beat Nussbaumer: 35 years as an Investment Bank FX Trader.

December 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Beat Nussbaumer started trading FX in 1984 for UBS in Zurich. Over the next 35 years Beat worked for a who’s who of Investment Banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Commerzbank as a market-maker, proprietary trader and Head of FX.   Over the past few years Beat has been trading for himself, tutoring retail traders and providing investment bank research.  In this interview Beat shares powerful insights on the challenge’s new traders face, talks about the realities needed to succ...

#25 Beat Nussbaumer - 35 years as an Investment Bank FX Trader

December 03, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Beat Nussbaumer started trading FX in 1984 for UBS in Zurich. Over the next 35 years Beat worked for a who’s who of Investment Banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Commerzbank as a market-maker, proprietary trader and Head of FX.   Over the past few years Beat has been trading for himself, tutoring retail traders and providing investment bank research.  In this interview Beat shares powerful insights on the challenge’s new traders face, talks about the realities needed to succ...

Nick Smith - EX Goldman Sachs FX Trader. Talks about how it is to be on the inside of the large firms, and the crossover between Sports & Financial Market Trading.

November 25, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

This interview is really in two parts.  The first 15 minutes of the interview Nick tells about himself and his new venture, and talks about the comparison between trading and sports-betting. Nick sees sports-betting as still in the early stage of maturity compared to the very mature financial markets. For this reason, it is ripe for exploration and provides an exciting opportunity for those who struggling to find an edge in the very mature financial markets.  The second part of this interv...

#24 Nick Smith - The Crossover of Sports Betting & Financial Market Trading

November 25, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

This interview is really in two parts.  The first 15 minutes of the interview Nick tells about himself and his new venture, and talks about the comparison between trading and sports-betting. Nick sees sports-betting as still in the early stage of maturity compared to the very mature financial markets. For this reason, it is ripe for exploration and provides an exciting opportunity for those who struggling to find an edge in the very mature financial markets.  The second part of this interv...

The Trauma of Trading: A Personal Reflection on How Trading Can Suck Every Ounce of Self-Esteem From You.

November 16, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

This episode was sparked by an overwhelming response to a tweet posted this week by podcast host Steven Goldstein on the AlphaMind twitter handle   https://twitter.com/AlphaMind101. The Tweet: ________________________________________________________________________ For almost 25 years I earned my living as a professional trader, it was a fascinating job that I loved.  But there were times too when it wrenched the very living soul and every ounce of self-esteem from me. - The advertisers an...

#23 The Trauma of Trading

November 16, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB

This episode was sparked by an overwhelming response to a tweet posted this week by podcast host Steven Goldstein on the AlphaMind twitter handle   https://twitter.com/AlphaMind101. The Tweet: ________________________________________________________________________ For almost 25 years I earned my living as a professional trader, it was a fascinating job that I loved.  But there were times too when it wrenched the very living soul and every ounce of self-esteem from me. - The advertisers an...

New York Yankees Performance Coach Dana Cavalea: Habits of a Champion.

November 09, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

Dana Cavalea was Strength, Conditioning and Performance Coach for the New York Yankees when they won the world series in 2009. Today he coaches leaders, executives, traders and investors in how to be in peak physical and mental condition to work in optimal states.  As much as trading and investment relies on intellect and knowledge, they also rely massively on emotional intelligence and it could be said that they are performance activities arguably more so than they are intellectual activi...

#22 New York Yankees Performance Coach Dana Cavalea - Habits of a Champion

November 09, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Dana Cavalea was Strength, Conditioning and Performance Coach for the New York Yankees when they won the world series in 2009. Today he coaches leaders, executives, traders and investors in how to be in peak physical and mental condition to work in optimal states.  As much as trading and investment relies on intellect and knowledge, they also rely massively on emotional intelligence and it could be said that they are performance activities arguably more so than they are intellectual activi...

Benis Kumar : Using Behavioural Finance to counteract the impact of biases and improve Trading & Investment Performance.

November 02, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 48 MB

Benis is a partner and behavioural scientist with 'Final Mile', the world’s leading Behavioural Architecture Consultancy.  Behavioural Architecture seeks to solve complex issues and problems where conventional approaches fall short. It does this by exploring issues through the lens of Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioural Economics, and Design Concepts.  Benis heads Final Mile's Financial Market arm which seeks to help businesses and people engaged in financial markets to make improvements w...

#21 Benis Kumar - Behavioural Finance and Trading Biases

November 02, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

Benis is a partner and behavioural scientist with 'Final Mile', the world’s leading Behavioural Architecture Consultancy.  Behavioural Architecture seeks to solve complex issues and problems where conventional approaches fall short. It does this by exploring issues through the lens of Cognitive Neuroscience, Behavioural Economics, and Design Concepts.  Benis heads Final Mile's Financial Market arm which seeks to help businesses and people engaged in financial markets to make improvements w...

Carol Harmer: What she doesn't know about Technical Trading & Technical Analyst is not worth knowing.

October 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB

This week’s guest is Carol Harmer. Carol started as a trader working for Midland Bank markets (which later became HSBC Markets), in the early 1980s on the LIFFE (London International Financial Futures Exchange) in London.  She started using charts, at a time when few people were using technical analysis, to help her with her trading.    Over a lifetime in the markets, Carol worked for Midland Banks, Nomura Banks, Credit Suisse, and her own business, Charmer Trading.    AlphaMind podcast host...

#20 Carol Harmer: What she doesn't know about Technical Trading & Technical Analyst is not worth knowing

October 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB

This week’s guest is Carol Harmer. Carol started as a trader working for Midland Bank markets (which later became HSBC Markets), in the early 1980s on the LIFFE (London International Financial Futures Exchange) in London.  She started using charts, at a time when few people were using technical analysis, to help her with her trading.    Over a lifetime in the markets, Carol worked for Midland Banks, Nomura Banks, Credit Suisse, and her own business, Charmer Trading.    AlphaMind podcast host...

#20 Carol Harmer - Technical Trading & Technical Analysis

October 26, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB

This week’s guest is Carol Harmer. Carol started as a trader working for Midland Bank markets (which later became HSBC Markets), in the early 1980s on the LIFFE (London International Financial Futures Exchange) in London.  She started using charts, at a time when few people were using technical analysis, to help her with her trading.    Over a lifetime in the markets, Carol worked for Midland Banks, Nomura Banks, Credit Suisse, and her own business, Charmer Trading.    AlphaMind podcast host...

#19 James Brodie – Trading, Markets, Behavioural Finance, System & Algo Building

October 19, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

James Brodie has been in and around trading for almost 3 decades. Starting in the early 90s, James worked on trading desks at leading investment banks, started his own hedge fund, built trading systems, taught people and educated himself about technical analysis, behavioural finance, coding, and currently creates and writes algorithmic trading systems for a hedge fund, whilst still trading for himself.  This conversation covers a broad range of topics and themes about trading, markets, huma...

James Brodie – 3 Decades of Accumulated Wisdom of Trading, Markets, Behavioural Finance, Technical Analysis, System and Algo Building.

October 19, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

James Brodie has been in and around trading for almost 3 decades. Starting in the early 90s, James worked on trading desks at leading investment banks, started his own hedge fund, built trading systems, taught people and educated himself about technical analysis, behavioural finance, coding, and currently creates and writes algorithmic trading systems for a hedge fund, whilst still trading for himself.  This conversation covers a broad range of topics and themes about trading, markets, huma...

#18 Greg Gossett - 24 Years as a Retail Trader

October 12, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

In this episode of the AlphaMind podcast we interview veteran retail trader Greg Gossett.  Greg is well into his third decade of retail trading, proving that it can be done, and can be done well. In this excellent interview Greg shares with Steven and Mark his thoughts on the 3 key things he wished he had known when he started trading that he knows now. These 3 aspects are cornerstones to his trading method and his reflections on them are powerful insights in trading which carry important...

Greg Gossett - 24 Years as a Retail Trader: Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started!

October 12, 2019 13:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

In this episode of the AlphaMind podcast we interview veteran retail trader Greg Gossett.  Greg is well into his third decade of retail trading, proving that it can be done, and can be done well. In this excellent interview Greg shares with Steven and Mark his thoughts on the 3 key things he wished he had known when he started trading that he knows now. These 3 aspects are cornerstones to his trading method and his reflections on them are powerful insights in trading which carry important...

JJ @vwaptrader1 - Interview Part 2: Getting to the Soul of the Retail Trader

October 05, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

This is the second part of the interview Mark and Steve conducted with retail trader JJ aka vwaptrader1.    In the first part of this interview JJ shared stories of his time as a Penny Stocks MarketMaker in a world immortalised in the movie ‘Wolf of Wall Street’. JJ talked about his rise and fall in that world and some of the scandalous behaviours and practices which were part of that world. He also detailed his move into retail trading, his initial struggles and the shock to the system bein...

#17 JJ@vwaptrader1 - Interview Part 2: Getting to the Soul of the Retail Trader

October 05, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

This is the second part of the interview Mark and Steve conducted with retail trader JJ aka vwaptrader1.    In the first part of this interview JJ shared stories of his time as a Penny Stocks MarketMaker in a world immortalised in the movie ‘Wolf of Wall Street’. JJ talked about his rise and fall in that world and some of the scandalous behaviours and practices which were part of that world. He also detailed his move into retail trading, his initial struggles and the shock to the system bein...

#17 JJ@vwaptrader1 - Interview Part 2: Getting to the Soul of the Retail Trader

October 05, 2019 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MB

This is the second part of the interview Mark and Steve conducted with retail trader JJ aka vwaptrader1.    In the first part of this interview JJ shared stories of his time as a Penny Stocks MarketMaker in a world immortalised in the movie ‘Wolf of Wall Street’. JJ talked about his rise and fall in that world and some of the scandalous behaviours and practices which were part of that world. He also detailed his move into retail trading, his initial struggles and the shock to the system bein...

#16 JJ vwaptrader1- Part 1: Wolf of Wall Street meets Retail Trading

September 28, 2019 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

Former Penny Stocks Market-Maker, turned Retail Trader, Trader Educator and host of the superb ‘Confessions of a Market-Maker’ podcast JJ aka 'vwaptrader1' talks to Steven and Mark about his colourful career, his time as a stock manipulator, how he helped take companies private, his rise and fall, and his new career retail trading.  JJ spent 2 decades working in the mad and crazy world of market-making in penny stocks which was immortalised in the classic film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’. In tha...

JJ vwaptrader1- Part 1: Wolf of Wall Street meets Retail Trading.

September 28, 2019 09:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MB

Former Penny Stocks Market-Maker, turned Retail Trader, Trader Educator and host of the superb ‘Confessions of a Market-Maker’ podcast JJ aka 'vwaptrader1' talks to Steven and Mark about his colourful career, his time as a stock manipulator, how he helped take companies private, his rise and fall, and his new career retail trading.  JJ spent 2 decades working in the mad and crazy world of market-making in penny stocks which was immortalised in the classic film ‘Wolf of Wall Street’. In tha...

#15 Chris Tate - Top Aussie Trader bringing the best of your ‘Self’ to the Trading Game.

September 21, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Mark and Steve talk with Australian Trader Chris Tate. Chris joined the markets in the 1980s forging a long and very successful career in the Financial Markets.  Chris now works with some colleague in a business called ‘the Trading Game’ which focus on educating and training traders in the Psychology of Trading and Behavioural Finance.  In this very in-depth interview, we explore a range of themes which at the core explore how people can bring the best of themselves to their work.  At the...

#15 Chris Tate - Top Aussie Trader bringing the best of your ‘Self’ to the Trading Game

September 21, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Mark and Steve talk with Australian Trader Chris Tate. Chris joined the markets in the 1980s forging a long and very successful career in the Financial Markets.  Chris now works with some colleague in a business called ‘the Trading Game’ which focus on educating and training traders in the Psychology of Trading and Behavioural Finance.  In this very in-depth interview, we explore a range of themes which at the core explore how people can bring the best of themselves to their work.  At the...

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