Top Traders Unplugged10 Juli 2014

TTU12: The Philosophy, Habits and Personal Traits Required to Excel in the Hedge Fund Industry ft. Mathias Bucher of AllMountainCapital – 2of2

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 AllMountainCapital
How Mathias takes the stress of drawdowns and turns it into creative power
The research cycles in the program and the company as a whole at AllMountain
An example of a research idea developed and how it was implemented
Current research interests in business development and market positioning as a CTA
Why Dr. Mathias Bucher and Dr. Tilman Keese base their business in Wollerau rather than a major financial hub
The threats and challenges involved in growing a young CTA firm
Dr. Mathias Bucher’s perception on why the CTA industry excellence seems to be shifting to Europe
Learn about the concept of the Industrialization of the Global Financial System
The human traits needed to strive in the CTA industry

Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Larry Hite and ISAM
Watch another interview with Dr. Mathias Bucher on Opalesque TV

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