Better System Trader

022: Proprietary trader Robert Bubalovski discusses prop trading, arbitrage and pairs trading, statistical trading and what it takes to be a successful trader.


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Robert Bubalovski is the Managing Director and Head Trader at TradeView investments, a privately held proprietary trading firm located in Melbourne, Australia.

Since 1996 Robert has been actively involved in the financial markets and trading, in 2012 he decided to set up his own Proprietary Trading Firm to concentrate on his own trading strategies.

His team of professional proprietary traders specialize in the trading of Equities, Futures, Options, FX and Money Markets across multiple exchanges around the globe and around the clock.

In this weeks episode we discuss prop trading, the challenges and lessons from beginner trader to starting an investment firm and what it takes to be a successful trader. We also discuss arbitrage and pairs trading strategies, statistical rather than indicator-based trading and the importance of simplicity.

Topics discussed
  • The pros and cons of prop trading
  • The progress of a prop trader
  • How long it takes to become a successful prop trader
  • The attributes of successful traders
  • Advice for those wanted to get started in prop trading
  • Challenges starting out and the lessons learnt
  • Arbitrage and Pairs trading
  • Index arbitrage
  • Selecting stock pairs for arbitrage opportunities
  • Getting started in pairs trading/arbitrage
  • The benefits of pair trading indices vs stocks
  • The dangers of pairs trading in stocks
  • Why keeping strategies simple is so important
  • The main attributes a trader needs to be successful
  • How to increase trade size and be comfortable with it
  • The advantages of strategies based on statistics rather than indicators

 

Disclaimer: Trading in the financial markets involves a substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. All content produced by Better System Trader is for informational or educational purposes only and does not constitute trading or investment advice. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

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