Desire To Trade Podcast | Interviews with Highly Successful Traders

How To Get Funded In Forex In episode 215 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Forex trader and co-founder of FTMO Otakar Suffner. Here is a short intro by Otakar: "My name is Otakar Suffner. I am the co-founder of a young and ambitious company, which searches and financially supports trading talent in financial markets. Before starting the Project FTMO, I myself have traded full-time for a...

Swing Trading Algorithm: How We Built & Made It Profitable! ft. Alejandro Pérez In episode 214 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Alejandro to talk about the story and process we went through developing our algo portfolio and more specifically the BB R  Trading Algo.   >> Watch the video recording! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Topic intro 00:22 Why Etienne needed an algo 01:10 How...

Ultimate Full-Time Trading Truths & Motivation In episode 213 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview full-time Forex trader Merlin De Santis whom I met in Bangkok, Thailand and more recently in his trader villa in Bali. Merlin is a young entrepreneur who started a business when he was 18. He was introduced to forex trading by his friends and since then he was hooked. He sold his business to p...

Prop Firm Trading & Performing Like A Pro In episode 212 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down for a 2nd time with Mike Bellafiore, the co-founder of  SMB Capital , a well-known proprietary trading firm based in New York, USA. Mike is also the author of  One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading  and  The PlayBook: An Inside Look at How to Think Like a Profess...

How To Trade The Daily Chart In Forex (from a pro trader!) In episode 208 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down for a 2nd time with The Lazy Trader to discuss how he is trading daily charts in the Forex market. Rob trades exclusively on the daily and weekly time frames. His goal is to have the life he desires first. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Lear...

Managing MILLIONS - How This Trader Trades Professionally in Florida In this episode 210 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Michael Toma, a full-time option & futures trader whom I work with inside the Desire To Trade Academy. Michael recently got a deal to trade millions from investors in China. He shares how that has worked for him, as well as how he's managing that kind of money! Are y...

Daily Chart Trading Success Stories In episode 209 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we're listening to the stories of Daily chart Traders! This short episode is a compilation of advice from traders I've interviewed on the Desire To Trade Podcast over the past 2+ years. Use this as motivation to reach your Forex trading goals or as Forex trader advice to listen to on-the-go. In this Forex Trader Mot...

 Full-Time Forex Trader Q&A In episode 208 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I am joined by Alejandro from the DesireToTRADE Team to answer your questions about trading. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... What does a perfect trade mean and should you trade only "perfect" setups? 01:33 Is your trading system irrelevant? and can good money management make...

5 Reasons Why Your Trading Strategy Isn't Making You A Living Yet!! In episode 207 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I am joined by Alejandro from the DesireToTRADE Team to talk about the 5 reasons why your trading strategy isn't making you living yet. Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... 1st reason: untested plan 01:16 What is the process traders should...

Full-Time Forex Trader Discussion (Lifestyle, Money, Millionaire Habits, etc.) In episode 206 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I get interviewed by TraderNick and share my best tips on lifestyle, traveling and trading, and more! Are you ready for it? Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... What are the places that Etienne goes back a lot 01:31 How Etienne manages trading and tra...

Making A Profit in Gaps & Futures Trading In episode 205 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Latoya Smith-Dean. She is a full-time futures, stocks, and Forex trader based in Boston, United States. Latoya has been trading for over 10 years. She started trading part-time while having a full-time job in finance. After that, she quit her job to trade full time.  Are you ready for it?  "Rules w...

Technical Trader Who Started A Massive Prop Firm In episode 204 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview trader & prop firm founder Richard Jackson. Are you ready for it?   Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Trade what you see, not what you think 00:44 How did Richard start to trade 01:25 How tough was Richard's learning curve 03:13 Why youtube, articles and books didn'...

Using Trading Systems To Make A Living In episode 203 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I speak with Scott Welsh, a systems trader. We discuss his story as a Forex trader as well as how he was able to develop simple systems to make a living in the market. Are you ready for it?   Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Who is Scott Welsh and what he does? 02:16 How Scott started t...

From Electrical Degree To Trading While Traveling In episode 202 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I sit down with Austin Semeniuk, a Forex trader whom I met in Da Nang, Vietnam. He is currently traveling while making an income from his trading. Are you ready for it?   Watch the video interview! In This Episode, You'll Learn... Who is Austin Semeniuk and how he got into trading 00:28 How Austin went...

Daily Chart Trader Strategies and Indicators Deep Dive In episode 201 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I am sitting down for an in-person currency trader interview with Jim Brown in Da Nang, Vietnam. Living in Da Nang, Vietnam for over 2 years now, Jim has developed a methodology using technical indicators to trade roughly 60 currency pairs on a fairly high timeframe - the daily chart. This trading...

Swing Trader Success Story (Becoming A Prop Firm Trader) In episode 200 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview prop firm trader John Jost, whom I invited to share his swing trader success story. Are you ready for it? John is a successful swing trader & chiropractor based in Denver, Colorado. He has now earned a funded account with The5%ers prop trading firm. His style of trading reflects arou...

Becoming A Profitable Trader by Working on Yourself! In episode 199 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview full-time trader Chris Tate based in Melbourne, Australia. Chris is one of the first people to ever release a share trading book in Australia and has had an extraordinary impact on thousands of traders. Best selling author of The Art of Tradingí and The Art of Options Trading in Australi...

Success Story Behind Starting A Forex Broker - Arif Alexander Ahmad In episode 198 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Arif Alexander Ahmad, Managing Partner at Scandinavian Capital Markets. In this interview, he tells us about the story behind the creation of SCM and how they do things differently to others. This interview is made in the "Lets Talk Brokers" format we run once in a while o...

Confessions Of A Champion Algo Trader - Kevin Davey In episode 197 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Kevin Davey, an algorithmic trading system builder, and trader. He is the author of a very well written book on the topic titled  Building Winning Algorithmic Trading Systems and new book Entry and Exit Confessions of a Champion Trader . Over his 25 years of experience, Kevin has been dev...

Successful Day Traders tell their stories In episode 196 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we're listening to the stories of Day Traders! This short episode is a compilation of advice from traders I've interviewed on the Desire To Trade Podcast over the past 2+ years. Use this as motivation to reach your Forex trading goals or as Forex trader advice to listen to on-the-go. In this Forex Trader Motiv...

Live Full-Time Forex Trading Q&A from Krabi, Thailand! In episode 195 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I am sitting down with Alejandro. Today we have a live Q/A session taking questions we have been asked a lot as well as your questions on the chat. Watch: Video Live Q/A Topics Covered In This Episode What are the requirements for prop-firms or investors? 1:35 Single vs. multiple t/p? 10:27 Do we...

Trading Psychology: Successful Trader Key In episode 194 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, we're talking mindset! This short episode is a compilation of advice from traders I've interviewed on the Desire To Trade Podcast over the past 2+ years. Use this as motivation to reach your Forex trading goals or as Forex trader advice to listen to on-the-go. In this Forex Trader Motivation video, you'll be h...

5 ALGORITHMIC TRADING Lessons (learned the hard way)! In episode 193 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I am sitting down with Alejandro, a hybrid swing and day trader that became a collaborator at Desire To Trade Academy. Today we discuss 5 trading lessons related to algorithmic trading that we learned the hard way. Watch: Video Interview Topics Covered In This Episode Who is Alejandro Pérez and has...

Full-Time Automated Trading In episode 192 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview Matt DeLong, an algorithmic trader & business owner to discuss the process of running a fully automated trading business. Over time, Matt went from being a manual day trader to making returns in the market through the use of algorithmic trading strategies. While I find interest in the topic of algorithmic tradin...

Scalping Price Action For A Living In episode 191 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, I interview full-time price action trader Nick Bencino. Being a Forex trader first, Nick started to apply his price action knowledge into the crypto trading world and is currently developing price action strategies mainly for Bitcoin. Watch: video interview! Previous Interview with Nick Bencino : How To Trade Fundame...