TTU36: A Look inside a Currency Trading Firm ft. Chris Cruden of Insch Capital Management – 2of2
In Part 2 of our conversation with the CEO of Insch Capital Management, we talk about how the firm’s trading models work and how they were built. We discuss how Insch deals with drawdowns, increased r...
2 Okt 20141h 5min
TTU35: The Advantages of Being a Systematic Trader ft. Chris Cruden of Insch Capital Management – 1of2
Our next guest was a British Army Officer and moved to South Africa before finding a career in the financial markets. He is now the CEO of his Managed Futures firm and has worked with some of the indu...
29 Sep 20141h 10min
TTU34: The Art of Risk Management ft. Luc Van Hof of Capital Hedge – 2of2
In the second part of our interview with hedge fund founder Luc Van Hof, we dive into the philosophy and creation behind his trading models. We also discuss why he is a risk averse person, what hobbie...
25 Sep 20141h 22min
TTU33: Options Trading: A Dangerous Animal? ft. Luc Van Hof of Capital Hedge – 1of2
Our next guest worked for the European Commission before starting his own firm. In an unusual career twist, he sold his company to a larger firm only to buy it back from them a few years later and had...
22 Sep 20141h 19min
TTU32: The Most Misunderstood Stats That You Can Use ft. Marc Malek of Conquest Capital Group – 2of2
In the second part of our conversation with Marc Malek, we explore the strategies that he uses to build his models and how he explains them in simple terms. We go in depth about drawdowns and what inv...
18 Sep 20141h 5min
TTU31: Why Investors Should Not be Worried ft. Marc Malek of Conquest Capital Group – 1of2
This guest had a different path that eventually led to owning a hedgefund in New York. Marc Malek got a grant from NASA to study how different armored tank positions would lead to winning results on t...
15 Sep 20141h 13min
TTU30: Don’t Tweak Your Models! ft. Aref Karim of Quality Capital Management – 2of2
Welcome back to the second part of our discussion with Aref Karim. In this episode, Aref discusses his firm’s strategies and the broader philosophies that drives what he does. He also talks about mark...
11 Sep 20141h 8min
TTU29: How the largest investor in Hedge Funds got Started ft. Aref Karim of Quality Capital Management – 1of2
How do you transition from working alongside the capital management industry to starting your own hedge fund? Our next guest grew up in Bangladesh but fled to London during the Bangladesh Liberation W...
8 Sep 20141h 9min
