Top Traders Unplugged16 Juli 2014

TTU14: “You’re going to make a lot of money doing this…” ft. Jerry Parker – 2of2

Today we will continue our conversation with Jerry Parker the founder of Chesapeake Capital and widely known as the most successful Turtle ever.

After wrapping up his position with Richard J. Dennis as a famous “Turtle,” he went on to start his own asset management firm, Chesapeake Capital Corporation.

In this episode we discuss the evolving CTA industry and the story of Chesapeake. It’s a powerful story from one of the most successful people in the industry. We really hope you enjoy it.

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In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

How the research and complexity of systems has a backwards effect to making money
Challenges with entering stock markets with CTA strategies
Why counting the trades and analyzing sample size is what most investors forget to ask when seeking fund managers
Where the CTA managers have failed investors
How Jerry Parker handles emotions during drawdowns
Why markets have changed so that longer term focus has proven more successful
Learn about the philosophy of “The Markets are the Heroes”
Important lessons from a long, successful career in the CTA industry
What is it that keeps investors from Turtle CTAs and choose larger financial organizations
Why we see a skewed distribution towards profitability of long side trades and short side trades
The key legacy traits left behind by the Turtles and if the experiment could be replicated now
Why Jerry Parker’s contribution to the CTA space will be that he sticks with the plan and be the last one going down with the trend following ship
Lessons for upcoming CTA managers from Jerry Parker
Debunking trading cliches like, “you never go broke taking a profit” and “exits are more important than entries”
Personal habits that have contributed to Jerry Parker’s success
How Jerry Parker would start if he were to start all over again

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Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Ray Dalio – Bridgewater Capital
Learn about Jerry Parker’s Acting “Career” on his IMDB page

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