Talking with Traders

This episode wraps up some of the most memorable market events of 2020. It also discusses 6 of the most inspiring quotes from guests who appeared on the podcast during the year. Facebook · IG

I’m keeping the identity of the Finance Ghost anonymous at his request. He’s a young investor with an impeccable pedigree and track record in common sense investing. His perspectives are unique and insightful. Definitely somebody worth following. In this interview we dig into his perspectives on investing and life. A thoroughly enjoyable discussion to listen to. Facebook · IG

Sean Ashton has transitioned from #1 rated analyst, to Chief Investment Officer to global fund manager. He now runs the Mauritius based Sierra Global Fund. In this podcast, he shares his story, his approach to investing and provides some nuggets of thought leadership that are well worth listening to. Facebook · IG

Andrew Todd has been my partner at TradersCorner from the outset. His contribution is often unnoticed but hugely significant. We met in a series of strange ways in the early naughties – initially in London in 2002. It was as if some divine force guided us towards each other. We’ve worked together for 15 years and have shared many ups and downs together as our journey through the market has taken v...

Tom Hougaard is a high stakes trader. He’s been trading for his own account for 11 years after a career with various brokers in the city of London. He came from humble beginnings in Denmark and has pulled himself up by his own bootstraps. He’s a straight shooter. His views are quite different to a number of other traders I’ve interviewed. I found this a very captivating interview. You can also cat...

I came across Dave Lovegrove by following him on Twitter @TradedWisdom. His Tweets are pure trading psychology gold! He is a psychology graduate and a sports trader in Melbourne. He agreed to an interview. Listen to this podcast to find out about sports trading and how Dave applies his psychology background to this exciting form of trading. Facebook · IG

Steven Goldstein was formerly a proprietary trader at a number of international banks. He now coaches high level traders. Three of the traders he has coached feature in the latest book by Jack Schwager – Unknown Market Wizards. This is a fascinating discussion with somebody who truly understands high stakes trading. Facebook · IG

Richard Thomason works in a major multinational brewing business by day, and trades the market part time by night. Unlike the rest of the guests on this podcast series, he does not trade professionally and does not manage any client funds. He manages his own capital and has a passion for the markets. By all accounts he is much like many of the listeners to this podcast – just a regular guy trying...

PJ Sutherland has run literally hundreds of thousands of data sets to develop his trading methodology. He’s a mean reversion trader and thus looks for price discrepancies from the mean to take advantage of dislocations. He left the shores of South Africa a few years ago and now trades out of Mauritius. Follow him at www.sutherlandresearch.com Sutherland Research · Facebook · IG

Joe Bassett funded his early trading account with money he earned stringing tennis rackets in the USA. An adventure lead him to South Africa where he then spent 15 years trading with AG Capital. He recently relocated back to the USA where he now runs a hedge fund. Joe says the USA is where all the action is. His advice to start out traders: “Toss paper trading in the trash. Just get involved and t...

This episode is a summary of all the interviews from Season 2 of Talking with Traders. It focuses on the best nuggets of information that were shared by each of the guests. Some fascinating insights were shared over the 9 interviews. This podcast distils the best bits out! #Trading #TradingTips #TalkingWithTraders #Podcast Facebook · IG

Anthony Clark is the epitome of somebody who has pulled himself up by his own bootstraps. From very humble beginnings in Wales, he worked diligently to educate himself and get his foot into the stock broking world in London. He moved to South Africa in 1996 and has worked his way up to become the most highly regarded small-cap and mid-cap analyst in the country. He now operates as an independent a...

James Gubb gained fame in South Africa in 2017 for creating a “middle finger” image on the illiquid share price chart of Gupta-owned Oakbay Resources. Prior to that James had a long history of success managing several billion rands as a fund manager. He’s had an interesting career – part of it at Allan Gray. He now manages his own capital and enjoys the freedom and fruits of a successful career. I...

Dr Adrian Saville is the head of Cannon Asset Management. He’s built the business up from what was initially an investment club with 12 members to a multi-billion rand asset manager. He’s loved the stock market since he was 13 years old. A man of great stature – he oozes professionalism and consistency. We discuss his career in the market and some basic tried and tested principles that build wealt...

Bruce Main heads up Ivy Asset Management. He’s a big thinker and gets uncontrollably excited when he talks about the future and the investment opportunities that future themes present. We discuss his career in the market, and he drops some potential investment gems into the conversation that are well worth considering for future investment growth. #Trading #FuturisticThemes #InvestmentThemes #Trad...

Travis Robson used to work for Charles Savage. Now the two men are at the helms of IG South Africa and EasyEquities respectively. Although their businesses overlap in certain competing spaces, they also complement each other in some ways. Both are blazing a trail in making the equity market more accessible to clients in the retail space. We discuss a wave of new clients that have been flocking to...

I was privileged to speak alongside Siam Kidd on stage at a trading symposium in Johannesburg in 2017. We’ve since kept in touch. Siam qualifies as a millennial, but he shows a mature approach to trading that’s lacking in many of his millennial peer group. I enjoyed catching up with him and listening to his story of his years in the market, and his thoughts on the future. #Trading #Forex #Realisti...

36ONE Asset Management is the “Real Deal” in the hedge fund and unit trust fund space. Everything the firm does screams professionalism and the firm’s consistent outperformance in its funds speaks volumes. 36ONE – going the extra degree. That shines through in this interview with the firm’s joint founder Cy Jacobs. #Trading #HedgeFunds #UnitTrusts #36ONE #TheDEGREEofDifference Facebook · IG

JP Verster is the most eloquent market commentator I’ve ever encountered in the South African market space. A huge consumer of books and financial market information – he is a wealth of knowledge on more than just markets. He gained much airtime for being short in African Bank and riding the stock all the way to zero whilst at 36ONE Asset Management. JP now heads up Protea Capital management. He t...

Fraser Perring and Viceroy Research weren’t well known in South Africa until they gained credit for identifying the accounting scandal at Steinhoff in 2017. The firm are short sellers, meaning that they seek to take advantage of falling share prices. They made big money short selling Steinhoff and a little while later published a scathing report on the way Capitec accounts for bad debts, sending t...

It's been a great 2 months and I hope you have enjoyed listening to this podcast series as much as I have enjoyed putting it together. I got to talk with some really successful South African Traders and managed to take some great insights away from every interview. These were my highlights and the tips I found the most valuable. If you would like to be one of the 350 people to receive that FREE eB...

Shaun is a Technical Analyst for IG South Africa and shares my love for technical analysis. He is a regular commentator on local financial markets, making contributions to the various forms of media. He writes daily and weekly market reports for IG and has come onto this show to talk about how he uses technical analysis in his trading and analysis. He also shares his 3 tips for beginners and his f...

Trading is in Greg Davies' blood and he fondly reflects back to trading on the floor at the JSE. His dad was a stockbroker so his interest in trading stemmed from watching his dad from an early age. He now trades for himself and also for his book of clients as Head of Wealth at Cratos Capital. He has come onto this podcast to chat to me about trading and his lessons from years in the market, makin...

Arthur Buchner is the founder of Courtney Capital and former head of derivatives at Nedbank Capital. We go back many years... He was one of my High School teachers, where he also ran the JSE Challenge at the school. He left teaching and took a pay cut to get his foot in the door with a stock broking firm. We met again years later. Arthur is a key figure in my career. He was one of my early mentors...

Mark vd Bijl, the “Real Chartist”, scaled into trading from being a part-time to full-time trader. He recommends scaling in as a way for all newcomers to get into trading. We chatted about what it takes to trade full-time as your sole source of income, like he does, and the risk of trading with "scared money". Mark is a Day Trader who focuses only on the ALSI 40 futures and he shares some wisdom a...