Lydia Finkley

Chief Investment Officer at FM CAPITAL GROUP

Record Date: 2/15/17

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Larry Tentarelli

Private Trader  

Record Date: 2/6/17

Today I spoke with a man who’s family was in the stock brokerage business, and as young man he hung around the firm after school to learn about the markets.  He began trading in the late 90’s and struggled, and he said that these struggles were just paying his tuition.  He is an inspiration for all business owners or anyone who works a full time job because he shows that you can still be a successful trader even if its not your only job.  His name is Larry Tentarelli, a Private Trader. (more…)

Brynne Kelly

Energy and Financial Markets Professional. Specializes in Electricity, Nat. Gas, and Crude Oil.

Record Date: 2/8/17

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Larry Shover

Co-Founder & CIO of Solutions Funds Group ‖ Senior Advisor to Efficient Capital Management

Record Date: 1/31/17

Today I spoke to a man who began his career at the Philly stock exchange working for a premier options trading firm.  He then moved to Chicago to work as a prop trader on the floor. He is a Fox News and Fox Business news contributor. His name is Larry Shover, the Co founder & CIO of Solutions Funds Group.

We chatted a bit about why there has been so much growth in options on futures and Larry tells us how he’s successfully traded options on futures and why he thinks that a futures trader mentality can be a great asset when learning how to trade options. (more…)

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Jerry Parker

CEO Chesapeake Capital

Record Date: 1/23/17

Dear Traders,

Today I spoke with one of the most successful Turtle traders who began his career by calling a wall street journal ad in 1983.  From that ad he went on to meet & learn how to trade from two trading icons, Richard Dennis & Bill Eckhardt.  His name is Jerry Parker, the CEO of Chesapeake Capital.

Jerry and I had a great discussion about Trend Following and dealing with the ebb’s and flows of learning how to trade.  Jerry tells us how trend following should be a part of your portfolio.  We discussed managed futures, and why we both believe that those who give them a bad rap are wrong.  We chatted about discretionary vs. systematic trading styles & why system trading is winning.  (more…)

Al Sabogal

Independent Trader, Ex-Hedge Fund Trader

Record Date: 1/17/17 

Today I spoke with a man who grew up in Queens in a blue collar family that always wanted to work on Wall Street.  Straight out of college he got a job working on Wall Street with the mindset of being a sponge and learning everything he can about trading the markets.

He takes us through his journey to eventually becoming a head trader at a huge wall street hedge fund.  His name is Al Sabogal.

Today Al and I had a great conversation about evolving his process over the years to adapt to the markets.  We chatted about sector rotations and the importance of using them in your trading. (more…)

Tadas Viskanta

Founder and Editor of Abnormal Returns

Adjunct Professor of Finance at Butler University

Author of Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere

Record Date: 12/13/16

Today I had a chance to speak with someone who has been involved in the financial markets for many years, and worked a number of different roles. He’s been an equity analyst, quantitative analyst, and also spent some time on a trading floor at one of the big banks. He writes a blog called Abnormal Returns. In a world where there is so much information out there, and so little time to read it, his blog has been a must read for me for almost a decade.  His name is Tadas Viskanta, founder and editor of Abnormal Returns. (more…)

Michael Patak

Founder and CEO Topstep Trader

Record Date: 12/20/16

Today I talked to a guy from Nebraska who fell in love with the markets after watching the movie Trading Places when he was 15 years old.  When he came of age, he took the leap to move to Chicago and get a job in the trading pits.  After a tough journey to success he eventually created a combine for other traders to learn the risk management skills of trading.

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His idea has helped thousands of traders showcase their skills, and learn the game of trading in a more focused and disciplined environment. His name is Michael Patak, the founder and CEO of Topstep Trader, a company that will back traders who (more…)

Morad Askar

Futures Trader 71

Record Date: 1/3/17

Today I spoke with a trader that originally started in the engineering and construction business, but gave it up because he fell in love with trading. He went to Chicago to work at a prop shop, then eventually after much success and adapting his trading style, he went on his own, and started backing individual traders himself. His name is Morad Askar, or better known on twitter as FuturesTrader71.

In today’s episode, Morad gives us advice on how traders should start the year strong, and make it count.  We also discussed the idea that no two traders are the same, but the basic fundamentals of the greatest (more…)

Jesse Felder

Publisher of The Felder Report

Record Date: 12/19/16

Today I talked to someone who started paper trading when he was in junior high, right out of school he went to work for bear sterns, then he started his own hedge fund where he was the head trader.

He has since went on his own and moved to bend Oregon to run a family office. During that time he started writing a blog called the Felder Report. A blog that I regularly read for sentiment on the markets.

In today’s episode I spoke with Jesse about some of his recent (more…)