As we wrap up the year, we’ve decided to look back over the interviews of the past year to pull out some of the most memorable clips. It’s a real privilege to be able to interview some great traders and to get their thoughts on record. Certain interviews contained nuggets of tremendous insight that warrant repeating. I... more
James Eaton exudes positivity. He has a real “can-do” attitude. It made for a really refreshing, insightful interview. He began his working career as a personal trainer. That allowed him time to learn about trading and he was quickly immersed in it. He’s since taken to trading full time and he goes about it in a very d... more
This episode is a 4-way conversation with three of IG’s Premium Client Managers in London: Sean Power, Luke Moore and Pete Ward. Collectively, they have worked at IG for over 30 years. We discuss what they see many clients doing wrong that puts them on the losing side of the ledger. We also discuss what IG’s most succe... more
Riding big trends is the aspiration of many traders, but it’s not easy to do. Trends often try to throw us off them when human emotions get in the way. Richard Brennan has developed an ensemble of strategies that seek to capture big breakouts and trending moves that become outliers in a dataset. He refers to it as “hun... more
In this interview, Garth interviews best-selling author and systems trader Laurens Bensdorp. His clinical approach to developing and trading over 50 systems is fascinating. He also shares candid views about trading competitions and trading systems that are freely available for sale on the internet. This is a real, hone... more
Garth Mackenzie recently befriended a 21 year old film photographer. A common love of 1990’s Mercedes-Benz cars drew them together. This 21-year-old guy is earning well for his age, but suffers from the common naivety around how to manage money. Now 45, Garth was inspired to write a blog article about investing lessons... more
Garth Mackenzie recently befriended a 21 year old film photographer. A common love of 1990’s Mercedes-Benz cars drew them together. This 21-year-old guy is earning well for his age, but suffers from the common naivety around how to manage money. Now 45, Garth was inspired to write a blog article about investing lessons... more
Every once in a while it is interesting to interview a guest who is not from the financial industry. A former military man - Peter Taylor shares his fascinating story of how circumstances pushed him (willingly) into full time trading. A bit of capital, an accommodating partner and a hunger for knowledge allowed him to ... more
Tom Basso was the founder of TrendStat and managed $600 million there before retiring 20 years ago. He featured in Jack Schwager’s book New Market Wizards. He’s authored three books – the most recent of which is All Weather Trader. In this podcast he discusses key elements of his approach to trading in retirement, and ... more
Frank Cappelleri returns to the podcast for a second appearance. At the start of 2024 he had some much higher targets for the S&P500. Since then the market has rallied over 20% and continues to climb. In this episode we discuss seasonality heading into the US election, and what to do when the market tries to shake you ... more
With an explosion of interest in options over the past few years, it was a pleasure to talk to somebody who’s passion shines through in the world of options trading. Sean McLaughlin shares his lessons learned in a career spanning 26 years of options trading. This interview is honest, genuine and contains some pearls of... more
Jordan F (as he’s better known) is one of an army of young traders who has taken advantage of the democratisation of trading to make a sustainable living for himself. He’s 23 years old, and makes use of options and futures to leverage the movements in stocks. He had a difficult start to his trading career and admits th... more
Patrick Munnelly began his career in executive recruitment. After cashing in his chips in that business, he took up trading for a living. In this podcast he shares his story of a devastating loss in his early trading career, and how he managed to turn his fortunes around with the help of a mentor and therapy. He now vi... more
Anthony Crudele is a former S&P500 pit trader. He has 25 years of experience in the market, but that experience has come at a price. In his early 30’s Anthony had a heart attack at his trading desk. This lead to a change of trading approach to seek a way of trading that is somewhat less stressful. This conversation is ... more
Anthony Clark has featured as a guest on each of the 4 years that this podcast has been running. We return to get his insights annually as he is the “tallest tree” or perhaps the “only tree” as an analyst in the small and mid-cap space in South Africa. His excellent views are occasionally the subject of criticism by so... more
We don’t often cover the world of forex on this podcast, but this week we have Ian Coleman who has been trading forex since he was 18 years old (he’s 54 now). He has many years of forex trading experience that he shares with listeners on this interview. For those who consume these podcasts via YouTube, you’ll be able t... more
After trading successfully part time, Charlie Burton broke away from a corporate job in 2001 to start trading for a living. He now runs CharlieBurtonTrading.com – a live trading room and mentorship service that caters to other traders. In this podcast we discuss some of the fundamental aspects of trading such as hit ra... more
Bruce Main is our go-to guy when it comes to future investment themes. He first alerted listeners to the themes of genomic editing, AI and fintech in 2020. Some of the shares in those industries have been smashed during the high interest rate period of the past two years. However, there are massive bases forming in man... more
Brian Feroldi is a master at demystifying finance. He is able to take complex concepts and simplify them into a way that makes sense to non-financial professionals. In this podcast, Brian discussed the framework and check list that he goes through when evaluating businesses. This was a punchy discussion with a lot of r... more
Richard Thomason is not like most of the typical guests on this podcast. He’s not a professional in the financial industry. He has a day job at a business in Cape Town, and is likely relatable to many of the listeners to this podcast. But what makes him unique is the level of success he has had managing how own trading... more
Steven Goldstein returns as a guest on Talking with Traders for the third time. This time, he’s here to discuss his new books which is an absolute must-read for all traders: Mastering the Mental Game of Trading. This podcast discusses elements of the book, specifically how to enact the Performance Cycle Process, and al... more
The Stock Trader’s Almanac is an annual publication that tracks all sorts of interesting market patterns, seasonality and statistics. It’s been updated and published for 57 years. Jeff Hirsch is the son of founder Yale Hirsch, and has continued the legacy of his father’s work. In this podcast, we discuss some amazing s... more
Frank Cappelleri has over 25 years of experience on Wall Street in various capacities from sales trader to desk strategist. He holds both the CFA and CMT designation, making him adept at both fundamental analysis and technical analysis. In this podcast, Frank talks of some of his experience in the markets over nearly 3... more
Nerina Visser is a well-known ETF expert in South Africa. In this podcast, we discuss a number of new evolutions in the ETF space, including the recent approval of Bitcoin ETFs by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. We also look at how active ETFs and thematic ETFs can be employed by traders and investors alike.... more
Sara Jorge is an FX trader and trading coach based in Valencia, Spain. She’s also the author of an E-Book called Building the mind-set of a trader. In this podcast, she discusses her method of trading which is focused in a 3-4 hour window each morning, and also discusses all the periphery work that she does behind the ... more