Talking with Traders

Alan Edward is the man behind the @TraderDivergent Twitter account. He’s a forex day trader who is totally rules driven in his approach to trading. He’s also the author of a new book called The Blueprint to Trading Psychology. In this interview, we chat about his background, his approach to trading and his love of the game of trading. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Li...

Chris Gilmour has had an illustrious career on the JSE. Coming from Scotland in 1982, he began a 4 decade career in South Africa working as a research analyst at a variety of stockbroking firms. He’s best known for his writings in the Financial Mail and INCE|Connect and most recently as an advisor at ABSA Stockbrokers until 2017. In this interview, we trace his steps back through his career, and l...

Talking with Traders welcomes back macro strategist Nick Van Rensburg. In this episode he shares his thoughts on the war in Ukraine, inflation, the Fed, China Covid lockdowns and much more. As always, he is a fountain of information, but does warn of bumpy times ahead for financial markets. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an ov...

Simon Brown is nearing three decades in the market. He’s one of the most disciplined traders and investors I’ve met in my career. In this podcast, I welcome him back as a returning guest. We discuss his lazy trading system, and his disciplined approach to long term investing. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter...

Gary Booysen tells of his back story to getting into the financial markets, how he has positioned his business - Rand Swiss – to be a “go-to” for clients wanting a low cost entry to the market, and how trading without the right partner at your side is like trying to play soccer against Real Madrid. Facebook · IG

In this episode, we talk charts and what levels we’re seeing on various markets. Focus is on the US and European equity indices, currencies, gold, oil, and soft commodities. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter derivative provider. https://bit.ly/3uwWJfU Charts · Facebook · IG

Steven Goldstein returns to the podcast after his first interview in 2020. Garth has been a delegate on Steven’s Trader Performance Trading Programme for the past year. In this episode, Garth chats to Steven about his experience on the Programme, and talks about the first hand benefits of mind-set coaching and being on the Trader Performance Programme. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Marke...

Kristia Van Heerden moved from JustOnLap last year to take up the role of Global Education Lead at IG Markets. In this role she has a chunky budget to pursue her passion for helping people to become more financially literate. We catch up during a Highveld thunderstorm to talk about what IG Markets is doing to assist their trading clients to become more successful, and what differentiates the succe...

We welcome JP Verster back onto the podcast after nearly two years since we last spoke. It’s been a turbulent time since then and markets remain as schizophrenic as ever right now. We discuss how his funds have performed over 2020 and 2021, and what his outlook is for the years ahead. Also an interesting discussion about why he swung Sasol from a short position to a long position. CFD losses can e...

The prior podcast with Nick Van Rensburg in early January was very popular. His macro views are incredibly insightful. A number of risks that he identified in early January have begun to come to fruition. In this podcast I catch up with Nick again and discuss the current war in Ukraine, what it means for markets and a whole lot more. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Lim...

Equity markets have had a shaky start to 2022 and there are many reasons to suggest this may be just the start of a weak performance environment for years to come. If this is the case, “trading as an asset class” may become a theme that gains traction. In this podcast, I discuss the concept of treating trading as an asset class with Dr Adrian Saville. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Market...

I had my mind blown wide open in this conversation with Murray Legg. Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) have been gaining in popularity in recent months. What are NFTs? Why would you want to own them? Where do you trade them? In this interview, we unpack answers to all of these questions and more. There’s a lot more to NFTs than just digital art. Take a listen to have your mind opened. CFD losses can excee...

We welcome back Sean Ashton for a follow up interview a year after he first appeared on Talking with Traders. He manages the Sierra Global Fund. In this podcast, we talk about various growth stocks that have been severely beaten down in recent months and are beginning to look attractive. Facebook, Paypal, Teledoc and ROKU feature in this discussion, among others. CFD losses can exceed your deposit...

This week sees David Shapiro celebrate his 50th anniversary as a stockbroker on the JSE. In this light-hearted interview, he shares some of his stories of 5 decades on the market. Get to know a bit more about the man behind the voice that has become affectionately known as “South Africa’s favourite stockbroker”. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised...

Mike Ledwidge is one of a rare group of people who “eats what he kills” in the trading arena. He’s a prop trader at Storm Trading in Cape Town. This interview is a no holds barred discussion with a trader who is at the coal face of the markets. He shares what it takes to make a living from trading. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 a...

Bruce Main is back for a follow-up interview as we ran out of time to pick his brain in our previous interview. This time he covers ImmunityBio and Renergen. He’s also brought a colleague with him: Willem Van Der Post from Simple Capital. Willem discusses an exciting new concept: Democratised Venture Capital, available to retail investors via a token. Facebook · IG

Nick Van Rensburg is an independent macro strategist and trader based in Johannesburg. He consults to a number of hedge funds, family offices and high net worth individuals. In this interview, we take a high level look at the world from a macro perspective. Nick shares his views on the current starting position of the markets as we begin 2022, and unpacks what themes, risks and opportunities are l...

In this final episode for 2021, the roles have changed. Richard Thomason proposed interviewing Garth Mackenzie a few weeks ago. The sponsors agreed and so Garth and Richard have swapped seats. Garth becomes the guest on his own podcast and is interviewed by Richard. This interview goes back to what first spawned Garth’s interest in the markets, and talks about his career of 20 years and his approa...

This podcast takes me across the English Channel to France. I discovered Florian Campuzan on Twitter through his well-considered Tweets around trading psychology. An introductory chat convinced me that his story would make him a great guest to welcome to the podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed spending 45 minutes listening to his wisdom and experience around the way he trades. CFD losses can exceed your...

Richard Thomason works a full time job with a large multinational company in Cape Town. Unlike many of the guests on this podcast, he’s never worked in the investment or trading industry professionally. Yet he achieves brilliant performance on his own portfolio with exceptional discipline and skill. I catch up with Richard a year after our first interview to hear about his year past and what he’s...

Greg Davies is the head of wealth at Cratos Asset Management. He’s a returning guest to the podcast and discusses the year gone by, cryptocurrencies mining and opportunities he’s seeing to invest locally and abroad. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG Markets South Africa Limited is an authorised FSP No 41393 and an over-the-counter derivative provider. Facebook · IG

The Finance Ghost keeps his identity a secret, but his transparency around investing is no secret. In the past year, he’s taken the Finance Ghost from an afterhours side hustle to a fully-fledged business with a rapidly growing audience. In this podcast, he shares his wisdom around investment themes he’s tracking and the lessons he’s learned from the market over the past year. CFD losses can excee...

Bruce Main is the CEO of Ivy Asset Management. In my first interview with him in 2020, he gave great insight into futuristic investment themes that have played out well in the past year. In this podcast, he returns to the microphone to discuss Tesla, Genetic Editing and Artificial Intelligence investments. It’s a fascinating discussion with a man who is passionate about being an early investor in...

Anthony Clark is our first returning guest to kick off Season 4 of Talking with Traders. Small and Mid-Cap shares have had a cracker year on the JSE since I last spoke to Anthony. All of his previous stock picks from last year have done exceptionally well. In this episode, we chat about the opportunities he’s seeing in the under researched area of the market that he focuses on. He has some smart s...

Now into a 10th season, featuring an in-depth insight into Online Trading hosted by Financial Trader, Garth MacKenzie and proudly brought to you by IG, the world leader in online trading. For more info on IG, visit www.ig.com. CFD losses can exceed your deposits. IG is an authorised FSP and an over-the-counter derivative provider. #OnlineTrading #Podcast Facebook · IG