Better System Trader is the podcast and blog dedicated to systematic traders, providing practical tips from trading experts around the world.
I just want to start by saying happy new year! I know it was a few weeks back, but I hope you’ve had a good start to the year and I wish you all the best for 2019. Now I’m really excited to be sharing this episode with you for a number of reasons. I think it’s very timely considering this is … [Read more...]
With so much focus often on the actual trading strategies or investments, portfolio construction can sometimes become an afterthought… or not even considered. However, as we’re going to hear about today, portfolio construction and optimization has the potential for huge increases in … [Read more...]
With recent market stock market actions, talk again is turning to whether this is just another correction. Will the bull market resume or are we in the beginning stages of a bear market? In this episode we have a timely look at the market with Troy Bombardia from investment research firm … [Read more...]
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...]
