Better System Trader is the podcast and blog dedicated to systematic traders, providing practical tips from trading experts around the world.
Joining us today as special guest is Michael Grech from Quantopolis. Mike is a quantitative trader with a background in signal processing and computer modelling, and in our chat you'll discover a number of interesting topics, including: Trading based on assumptions and building portfolios of … [Read more...]
A common dream sold to traders, especially when they’re starting out, is the dream of sitting back on the beach sipping cocktails while our trading systems go to work and make us money. While certain aspects of that dream are possible, for example automated trading, traders still need to do a … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Better System Trader podcast, glad you could join us today, and a "Happy Fathers Day" to all the Aussie dads out there. In this episode we’re going to be talking about the pits. The trading pits may be closed (or most of them are anyway) but there's a lot of history there. Lots … [Read more...]
Ever wonder how the ‘other side’ trades? I suppose it depends what ‘trading world’ you live in but in this episode we’re exploring 2 different worlds - the institutional world AND the world of private trading. Joining us to do that is special guest Petra Zacek. Petra started out in the … [Read more...]
Quite often the focus for traders are the technical aspects of trading - indicators, back-testing procedures, robustness checks, statistics, trading platforms, infrastructure etc. All of these aspects can have an impact on trading performance. However, there are other aspects of trading too … [Read more...]
Hey, this is the Market. I know that may sound a bit weird, but I've got something to tell you. Actually, it’s more of a warning. You see, on the surface I might appear healthy and happy but underneath the truth is often darker. Some days I'm glad to go for a nice smooth run and take you … [Read more...]
Last Friday I was having lunch in my favourite Malaysian restaurant, slurping on a delicious beef laksa soup, when I saw the news... Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg saw his fortune drop by more than $12 billion USD in less than 24 hours. The biggest one-day loss in history. Not a good … [Read more...]
"Backtesting trading strategies does not work!” Maybe you agree with this statement. Perhaps you strongly disagree and you’re currently heading out to the backyard to grab your pitchfork. Or maybe you’re shaking your head thinking ‘what the heck swanny, have you finally lost it … [Read more...]
As Warren Buffet once said: "the stock market is a manic depressive.” The market can be full of euphoria and greed one moment, and switch to fear and panic the next. This can often be a time of danger and high-risk for some traders, but for other traders it’s a time of immense … [Read more...]
Got plans for this weekend? Looking to relax and feast on trading knowledge? Then check out the BRAND NEW trading podcast we've released on the bettertraderacademy.com website. The grand opening was earlier this week, and to "cellarbrate" (get it?) the special occasion we've released 5 new … [Read more...]
In this podcast episode we’re going to be talking about strategy design and different ways to look at the markets, and joining us as our special guests is Rikard Nilsson from Autostock. Rikard trades all different styles and markets, and has even built his own trading platform with some … [Read more...]
A huge part of algorithmic trading is about stacking the odds in our favour. Finding statistical edges, and identifying times when probabilities indicate that market conditions are either favourable for a trade or perhaps unfavourable for a trade. And although probabilities aren’t certainties, … [Read more...]
In this episode we’re going to be talking about holey strategies and portfolios. Now, when I say "holey" I’m not talking about religion, divine intervention, holy grails or anything like that, although we could probably apply todays topics to those type of strategies that need divine intervention … [Read more...]
Gwen was a serious "two face". Sometimes she looked REALLY attractive... But other times she looked like the beast from Beauty and the Beast... So, who is Gwen? Seinfeld fans will recognise this storyline as the episode where Jerry discovers his new girlfriend Gwen is much less … [Read more...]
A few days ago I received this inspirational email from BST listener James: Firstly, thanks James for sharing and congrats on the transition from lost, art school grad to junior in a hedge fund. Sounds like a good move! :-) It's great to hear BST has helped on your trading journey- that's … [Read more...]
Confidence is a powerful thing – when people have it they can do some pretty amazing things, but on the opposite side, a lack of confidence can be debilitating too, and for traders it can have some similar effects, especially when the performance of a strategy starts to suffer and a trader has money … [Read more...]
This week I was reviewing the '50 lessons from top traders' ebook I released last year, potentially to update and re-release it, and reading through the lessons from traders on the podcast, there was 1 particular theme that really stood out to me this time... But first I want to share a quick … [Read more...]
Last weekend we held one of our regular coaching calls with the Breakout Strategies Masterclass, and breakout trading specialist Tomas Nesnidal made an interesting point that I wanted to share with you today. It’s a danger that can lure traders in, both beginner and experienced, delaying our … [Read more...]
This weekend marks the 54th anniversary of a remarkable human achievement... People said it couldn't be done... many had tried, and everyone had failed. They said it was impossible... we just weren't built for it. Experts and athletes believed the human body just wasn't capable of running a … [Read more...]
Have you ever had an expectation and then was completely disappointed or shocked? Then let me tell you a story from when I was a boy. Cricket is a popular sport in many countries around the world, including Australia. I remember as a kid, my dad would get up out of bed all hours of the … [Read more...]
