Martin North is the Principal of Digital Finance Analytics, a boutique research, analysis and consulting firm. His Walk The World channel on YouTube is a must for astute economy watchers in Australia, while his commentary is highly regarded across mainstream media such as the AFR, Sydney Morning Herald, the ABC, 9News and many more.

LINKS

• Martin North
• Digital Finance Analytics
• DFA YouTube channel
• Martin on 60 Minutes
• The Theory of Everything, by Stephen Hawking

Craig Cobb, aka “Trader Cobb”, is an Educator, Trader, Speaker, Managing Director of Tradercobb.com, and Host of the Trader Cobb Crypto Show. 

LINKS

• Trader Cobb on Twitter
• Trader Cobb on YouTube
• Trader Cobb.com
• Trade With Precision
• The Wolf of Wall Street - Jordan Belfort
• Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas
• The New Market Wizards - Jack Schwager
• Linda Bradford Raschke

Daryl Guppy is the founder of GuppyTraders.com, Commentator for CNBC Asia, Author of multiple books on trading including Share Trading, Bear Trading and Trading Asian Shares. He is one of the most original & astute Australian commentators from the early days of the industry and with that comes a wealth of market experience.

LINKS

• Daryl Guppy
• Guppytraders.com
• Working With China
• Share Trading by Daryl Guppy
• Margin Call - Karen Wong
• Chris Tate
• Trader’s Library
• The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators

Rupert Hackett is the Co-Founder and Advisor at Caleb & Brown, while also a Director at ADCA (Australia Digital Commerce Association). 

Caleb & Brown is Australia’s first cryptocurrency brokerage, and Rupert is undoubtedly one of the best minds when it comes to local industry governance in Australia. 

This was a great chat on the development of cryptocurrency from the clients’ perspective.

LINKS

• Rupert Hackett
• Caleb & Brown
• Bitfinex
• CoinJar
• Mt. Gox
• KuCoin
• Coinbase Custody
• Kingdom Trust
• Tether (crypto)
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Damien Loh is the Chief Investment Officer of Ensemble Capital, and former Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Singapore. 

Ensemble Capital is a fund manager focused on global absolute returns, through an AI & human investing approach in Singapore. 

Damien is a super fascinating guy with a long career ahead of him in this new world of AI-driven investment.

LINKS

• Damien Loh
• Ensemble Capital
• Deep Mind
• NVIDIA Inception Program
• Sinica Podcast
• Radiolab
• Hardcore History
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
• Phantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran

Alex Saunders who is affectionately known as “Nugget”, is one of Australia’s foremost market commentators and educators in the digital asset space. 

The Founder of popular media and education in Nuggets News, Alex’s passion for crypto was born from a frustration of traditional financial markets that many first adopters feel in this space. 

His education has allowed many traders to steer clear of scams in the industry, focusing instead on developing a framework and community that centres on high-value projects.

LINKS

• Alex Saunders
• Nugget’s News
• Omar Bham (Crypt0)
• Roger Montgomery
• Maker
• Binance
• Horizon State
• Power Ledger
• The Colder War - Marin Katusa

Margin Call is back for Season 2 on Wednesday 7th August 2019.

Tune into hear insights into the crypto space and how prominent commentators in the economics space approach 2019.

Chris Gore (@chris_gore) is GO Markets’ CEO, Company Secretary and Responsible Manager for their AFSL licence. He’s a long-serving staff member at GO Markets and an industry veteran in the Forex operations and commentary business, with at least 10 years’ experience.

Chris is most known for showing a level-headed approach to a market that often opts for scuttlebutt and hearsay.

This is a fascinating episode where we cover:

• Favourite podcasts
• What’s to come in Forex & how the industry has changed
• The future of GO Markets
• The state of the global economy
• Looking back at 2016 U.S. Election

This is the end of Season 1 for Margin Call, and we have some interesting plans ahead for Season 2. Thanks to those who have joined us as guests, and the listeners for your attention - we hope you’ve enjoyed the show.

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

02:58 - Favourite podcasts

03:44 - How the industry has changed

07:34 - Licensing around Crypto in Australia

10:44 - What’s to come in Forex

13:41 - Why GO Markets got involved in Crypto

17:41 - Competitive advantage of GO

22:44 - The future of GO Markets

26:21 - The state of the global economy

31:46 - Major upcoming themes

32:54 - Looking back at 2016 U.S. Election

35:25 - Daily routine

36:17 - Books

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

• Chris on LinkedIn & Twitter
• Joe Rogan Podcast
• IG
• CFDs
• Bitcoin
• Ethereum
• MT4
• S&P
• GFC
• Howard Marks
• Billie B Mystery Series
• How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie
• Neuralle Media

Quinn Perrott (@QuinnPerrott) is the Co-Founder & General Manager of TRAction Fintech, a regulatory technology business.

Quinn has been a long time operator in the Retail Forex space, whether it’s running leading businesses like City Index and AxiTrader, or deciding to create a business in the niche space of regulatory technology.

What I like about Quinn is his fair assessment of where the industry is placed, and where it needs to go to improve the experience of the consumer. He has a unique perspective as a long time operator, with his knowledge helping average traders to understand the market and industry participants to better understand their business.

This chat with Quinn was a great insight into what key elements define the RegTech business, and what he learnt as a former operator in Forex. We covered numerous topics, including:

• Living in Cyprus
• His path to Forex
• Starting TRAction Fintech
• What he misses about the FX/CFD businesses
• New regulation from GFC
• How blockchain tech can impact reporting

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

03:39 - Living in Cyprus

07:44 - Where he grew up, earliest memory

09:15 - Lessons learnt from parents

10:19 - His path to Forex

14:09 - Starting TRAction Fintech

14:42 - What he misses about FX/CFD businesses

15:32 - Explaining what he does

16:25 - New regulation from GFC

17:14 - Reporting products, jurisdictions and new markets

18:58 - Trade reporting regulations

21:15 - The future of this industry

23:38 - How blockchain tech can impact reporting

24:39 - Most interesting observation of his experience

26:01 - What has and hasn’t changed in the industry

29:39 - Daily routine

30:11 - Book recommendation

31:05 - Best purchase under $200

32:02 - What seems obvious to him but not to others

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

• Quinn on LinkedIn
• TRAction Fintech
• City Index
• AxiTrader
• Cyprus
• Sophie Gerber
• Access Forex
• The Wolf of Wall Street
• 2008 GFC
• MetaTrader
• Million Dollar Pips
• Reminiscence of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre
• Amazon Echo
• Neuralle Media

Adam Taylor (@AdamTaylor) is a Director of GO Markets and Head of GO Markets UK.

Adam has a brilliant ability to see patterns, whether it’s playing Chess, or using Point & Figure Analysis to better understand the sentiment in the market.

During my own time at GO Markets, Adam was always the cool cucumber you looked to when you wanted an opinion or topic settled - a very useful skill set for someone previously tasked with the majority of risk management in the business.

This chat was a great insight into what makes a GO Markets Director tick, plus how things are looking within the UK.

We covered numerous topics, including:

• The game of Chess
• Moving from Scotland to Australia
• His progression within GO Markets
• The UK market, Brexit
• Risk management
• Fundamental & technical analysis

SHOW NOTES

01:33 - Introduction

03:49 - The game of Chess

05:10 - Scotland to Australia

06:55 - Growing up, Geology

08:25 - Lessons learnt from parents

12:10 - Career path and how he got into this space

15:10 - His progression within GO Markets

16:30 - The UK market, Brexit

20:48 - Risk management

24:34 - Fundamental & technical analysis

29:22 - Daily routine

29:59 - What book he would gift to the audience

30:26 - Best purchase under $200

31:08 - If he could have a billboard anywhere

LINKS (IN ORDER OF EPISODE)

• Adam on LinkedIn
• BBC’s Sherlock
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert T. Kiyosaki
• Point and figure technique
• Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill