Top Traders Unplugged22 Marras 2015

TTU88: The Importance of Explaining the Why ft. Andrew Baxter of Cambridge Capital Management – 2of2

In this episode, we dive into the models and processes that Cambridge Capital and Andrew Baxter use to manage risk, research new ideas, and grow their business. We also talk about the importance for managers to explain why they do what they do, rather than just what they do.

Listen in to learn more about the future of the managed futures industry and how to be successful in it.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How his forecast method works
How he develops his basic models
How they come up with new ideas for models at Cambridge Capital
The various short term and long term models that they employ and how they use them
When they make interventions to the system
The risk management they use and why they have a risk budget
Why they are continuously adjusting their risk in the market
The drawdowns that they expect to see in their program and the ones that they have been through
Why he thinks CTA firms had significantly higher drawdowns in 2013 then they had ever had before
How their research cycles work
How to compare a life track record with a simulation of the current program
Why we should look at why managers do things more than what they do
Why raising assets is the biggest challenge his firm faces today
What it takes to become a great fund manager
The skill that he would pass onto his children
The challenges he sees for the CTA space

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Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Follow Niels on Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or via the TTU website.

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Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com

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