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Top Traders Unplugged

Summary: Top Traders Unplugged is created for you, the investor, trader or research analyst. If you are looking to become a better informed investor, Niels Kaastrup-Larsen delivers the information you just don’t want to miss. Just like the Market Wizard books brought some of the greatest traders to light in the 80’s, Top Traders Unplugged brings to you engaging conversations with today’s top Quant legends like Winton Capital’s David Harding, Turtle Mentor Richard Dennis as well as Global Macro experts like Danielle DiMartino Booth, Preston Pysh, Julian Brigden, Mike Green, Erik Townsend, Larry McDonald and many more. Learn from their experiences, their successes, and their failures.

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 Treating Markets Differently | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 9:44

Should you treat some markets differently? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Ignoring Short-Term Performance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:20

How much does luck play a part in short-term results? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Embracing Both Longs & Shorts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:38

Why aiming for a balance of longs & shorts in your portfolio may be beneficial. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Which Month of Futures Contracts Should You Trade? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:02

Which month of futures contracts should you trade? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 The Cutoff Point For Equity Drawdowns | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:59

At what point does a drawdown become too much, before action has to be taken? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 92 The Systematic Investor Series ft Robert Carver – June 15th, 2020 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:09:31

Robert Carver joins us back on the show to discuss why simulating ‘noisy’ data in your backtest can add to robustness, how similar strategies can still result in widely varying returns, how to choose the right look-back period, trading continuous vs binary systems, and how much automation should be used when running a system. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com Follow Niels, Moritz & Rob on Twitter: @TopTradersLive,  @MoritzSeibert, and @InvestingIdiocy And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast.   Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro1:06 - Global Macro Discussion4:24 - Macro recap from Niels6:02 - Weekly review of returns13:57 - Choosing the right look-back period/time-frame24:54 - Adding noise to your backtest30:54 - Using capital more efficiently42:06 - Binary vs continuous systems57:32 - How automated should your system be?1:06:36 - Performance recap Subscribe on:

 The Most Influential Look-back Period | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:58

Which timeframe holds the most influence on markets? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Correlations Among Sectors & Asset Classes | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:35

Dealing with correlations on different asset classes. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Fully Systematic or Manual Overrides? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:48

Bill Eckhardt’s comments on adding discretion to Systematic Trading. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Dollar Cost Averaging Strategies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04

Do losers really average losers? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 91 The Systematic Investor Series – June 8th, 2020 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:37

Today we discuss the disconnect between stock market prices & their expected returns based on economic data,  why current p&l may not reflect the quality of your positions, and the potential role of central banks in the future.  Questions we answer include: How do you reduce futures rollover costs?  How often should a Trend Follower look at their portfolio? Documentaries mentioned: The Fourth Turning Explained and Prince of the Yen If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year - get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. And you can get a free copy of my latest book "The Many Flavors of Trend Following" here. Send your questions to info@toptradersunplugged.com Follow Niels, Jerry, & Moritz on Twitter: @TopTradersLive, @RJparkerjr09, and @MoritzSeibert And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Episode Summary 0:00 - Intro 1:08 - Macro recap from Niels 3:18 - Weekly review of returns 9:07 - Global macro discussion 29:11 - Abhishek: Question 1:  How do you reduce the problem of futures rollover costs? 32:37 - Tim: Question 2:  How often should you look at your portolio? 35:00 - Karl: Question 3:  How many positions should I have open at 0.5% equity risk per trade? 40:38 - Performance recap Subscribe on:

 Increasingly Short-Term Expectations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:41

Can you really be hedged from 2-3pm? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Volatility: The New Player In Town | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:55

Chris Cole on Volatility... from a statistic to a tradable asset. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Is Trend Following Too Crowded? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 8:47

Is Trend Following becoming too crowded? IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

 Can AI Trading Models Really Work? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:21

Thoughts on AI trading systems, and how they handled the crash of 2020. IT'S TRUE - most CIO's read 50+ books each year! Get your copy of the Ultimate Guide to the Best Investment Books ever written here. Follow me at @TopTradersLive And please share this episode with a like-minded friend and leave an honest rating & review on iTunes so more people can discover the podcast. Subscribe on:

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