177: Sam Bankman-Fried – Leaving Wall Street, Entering Crypto Chaos

177: Sam Bankman-Fried – Leaving Wall Street, Entering Crypto Chaos

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. In late-2017, Sam relocated to Hong Kong and began his foray into the cryptocurrency market when he co-founded Alameda Research. Alameda trade a range of quantitative strategies—such as statistical arbitrage and market making—which are mostly automated, but with a layer of human intervention. Within 2-years Alameda has grown to a point, where each day, it does approximately one billion dollars of turnover across 35 exchanges, accounting for somewhere near 5% of global crypto volume. Sam and I got to discuss many aspects of how Alameda operate and how his team have found lucrative opportunity amongst a chaotic environment… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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017: Jason Leavitt – Swing Trading For a Large Chunk of Major Trends, Plus One Common Trait of Million Dollar Traders

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 trad...

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016: Tim Biggam – Tales From the Pit, Generating Trade Ideas, and a Lesson in Position Sizing

016: Tim Biggam – Tales From the Pit, Generating Trade Ideas, and a Lesson in Position Sizing

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 nanosecond q...

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015: Joel Kruger – How to Use Leverage in Forex Markets for Your Best Chance of Survival

015: Joel Kruger – How to Use Leverage in Forex Markets for Your Best Chance of Survival

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 cut ...

9 Apr 201553min

014: Ilan Azbel – Below the Surface of Algorithmic Trading, and Why You Must Understand the Game From a Macro Perspective

014: Ilan Azbel – Below the Surface of Algorithmic Trading, and Why You Must Understand the Game From a Macro Perspective

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 algorithm...

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013: Lance Beggs – Adapting the Mindset of Trapped Market Participants—and Profiting From Fear

013: Lance Beggs – Adapting the Mindset of Trapped Market Participants—and Profiting From Fear

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 mind...

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012: Adam Ryan – Game-Changing Lessons that Propelled Trading Success, and How to Crush Your Goals This Year

012: Adam Ryan – Game-Changing Lessons that Propelled Trading Success, and How to Crush Your Goals This Year

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 relat...

19 Mar 201542min

011: Zach Hurwitz – Using VWAP to Gauge Where the Big Boys Interact with Markets, and How to Exploit Trading Technology

011: Zach Hurwitz – Using VWAP to Gauge Where the Big Boys Interact with Markets, and How to Exploit Trading Technology

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 trader,...

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010: Tim Grittani – 5 Key Factors of Tim's Success as a 7-Figure Trader, and Transitioning From OTC to NASDAQ Stocks

010: Tim Grittani – 5 Key Factors of Tim's Success as a 7-Figure Trader, and Transitioning From OTC to NASDAQ Stocks

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