Top Traders Unplugged

Kathryn Kaminski and I had the opportunity to sit down with Nigol Koulajian, the founder of Quest Partners, in which he shared his wealth of experience including life lessons and even his take on the modern scientific trading systems that are used today. One of topics which I particularly liked, and would like to share with you here, was his view on the VIX and Volatility trading within the manage...

Welcome to The Systematic Investor series. It’s a great privilege for me to invite you to a behind the scenes conversation between some of my favorite systematic investors namely Jerry Parker and Moritz Seibert. We get on a “call” each week to discuss the events that took place through the lens of a Systematic Investor and how the trading strategies we work with are reacting. It’s a raw and honest...

Today Niels continues his conversation with Jennifer Sunu , who is the director of compliance at the NFA, Arthur Bell , CPA and managing member of Bell Tower LLC, and JP Bruynes , who is a partner at the law firm Akin Gump. Listen in to today’s episode as we focus on how regulators are helping and sometimes hurting managers and clients, the importance of cyber security as a CTA, the way that crypt...

On today’s episode Niels Kaastrup-Larsen is joined by Jennifer Sunu , who is the director of compliance at the NFA, Arthur Bell , CPA and managing member of Bell Tower LLC, and JP Bruynes , who is a partner at the law firm Akin Gump. Listen in to today’s episode as we focus on how the managed futures industry is organized, how it has changed since the industry started, who the key players are and...

We’re changing things up on today’s episode of the podcast: we have with us Frank Conway from the Economic Rockstar Podcast  interviewing Niels about trend following strategies, asset allocation, and more. Listen in to find out what changes need to be made in the trend following space, the importance and benefits of your asset allocation when it comes to your investments, and new publica...

Katy Kaminski and I continue our conversation with Harold de Boer, and discuss his philosophy behind pure trend and divergent trading, as well as why Harold believes Transtrend is unique in the managed future space. In this episode, we talk about the benefits of synthetic trading, Harold’s advice to a new rising star, and what he is looking forward to going forward. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWI...

Harold De Boer is a Managing Director, Member of Management Committee and Member of Board of Directors at Transtrend B.V. Growing up, Harold’s interest in statistics grew out of his work at his family’s dairy farm, and expanded into the world of trading and managed futures. Listen in to learn about Harold’s unique perspective on the industry, his marketing philosophy, and some of the most importan...

Katy Kaminski and I continue our conversation with Nigol Koulajian, and discuss if his strategies of working with, around, and doing the opposite of what many investors are doing, has given him any advantages? In this episode, we talk about the risk of research and data affecting the market, why he distrusts in many institutional teachings of finance, and what he is looking forward to this year. -...

Nigol Koulajian is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Quest Partners LLC, and has been designing and trading short-term and long-term technical systems for over 22 years. Coming from Columbia business school, many of Nigol’s general practices seem counter-intuitive but have consistently yielded results. This interview will help get you deeper into the trading and management philosophy tha...

In our continued conversation with Robert Sinnott, Katy Kaminski and I dive into why AlphaSimplex has been so successful, why Robert values transparency in his firm so highly, and what he advises for new and rising-star investors. He goes deep into what he is excited about and afraid of with managed futures, and what he’s looking forward to accomplishing with AlphaSimplex in the future. ----- 50 Y...

From the very beginning, Robert Sinnott has studied the movement of the markets and how to anticipate their changes. Robert earned both an A.B. and an A.M. in Statistics from Harvard University, where he focused on statistical machine learning, capital markets, and time series analysis. In our conversation, my co-host Katy Kaminski and I talk with Robert about how he has used these skills to redes...

Katy Kaminski and I continue our conversation with Marty Bergin, and discuss his philosophy behind DUNN Capital’s success, and why many investors don’t understand trend following strategies. In this episode, we will discuss what investors and trend followers should be focusing on, and what risks excessive regulation may lead to for the industry. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-TH...

Our guest today is the President and Owner of DUNN Capital. Having a deep background in finance and business management, Marty oversees all mission-critical operations of the firm, including the firm’s research and development efforts as well as the construction and management of the firm’s managed futures portfolios. In our conversation, my co-host Katy Kaminski and I discuss with Marty DUNN Capi...

On this special episode, my guests are the founders of AHL: Michael Adam who later co-founded Aspect Capital, David Harding also known as founder and CEO of Winton Capital and  Marty Lueck also one of the co-founders of Aspect Capital. We sat down in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to talk about how they developed their investing strategies, some of the most surprising decisions they...

On this special episode, I continue my conversation with the founders of AHL: Michael Adam who later co-founded Aspect Capital, David Harding also known as founder and CEO of Winton Capital and  Marty Lueck also one of the co-founders of Aspect Capital. We sat down in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to talk about what AHL’s founders did after they created the company, what they’ve lea...

I was thrilled to be joined by the founders of AHL, to celebrate their 30 year anniversay of founding AHL: Michael Adam who later co-founded Aspect Capital, David Harding also known as founder and CEO of Winton Capital and  Marty Lueck also one of the co-founders of Aspect Capital. We sat down in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to talk about AHL’s beginnings, the revolutionary discove...

On this episode I continue my conversation  Ryan Abrams , Portfolio Manager at Wisconsin Alumni Research Association,  Ela Karahasanoglu , VP at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and  Carrie Lo , Director of Hedge Strategies at CalSTRS. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK HERE In This Episode, You’ll Learn: When do...

On this episode my very special guests are  Ryan Abrams , Portfolio Manager at Wisconsin Alumni Research Association,  Ela Karahasanoglu , VP at Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and  Carrie Lo , Director of Hedge Strategies at CalSTRS, for a fun and insightful conversation about how to mitigate the Risk in a Portfolio using Managed Futures. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOO...

On this episode my guests are Richard Dennis , creator of the Turtle program, Brian Proctor , managing director of EMC Capital Advices, and Jerry Parker , founder and president of Chesapeake Capital, for a rare conversation about the inner workings of the Turtle program, told for the first time by Richard himself. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED IN...

Today I'm joined by Richard Dennis , creator of the Turtle program, Brian Proctor , managing director of EMC Capital Advices, and Jerry Parker , founder and president of Chesapeake Capital, for a rare conversation about the inner workings of the Turtle program, told for the first time by Richard himself. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS -...

We are back with another great conversation where my guests are Chris Solarz , Managing Director, Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategies at Cliffwater, Adam Duncan , Managing Director at Cambridge Associates as well as Freeman Wood , who is a Partner and Head of North America, at Mercer, for a deep dive into the world of Consultants in Alternative Investments. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AN...

My guests today are Chris Solarz , Managing Director, Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategies at Cliffwater, Adam Duncan , Managing Director at Cambridge Associates as well as Freeman Wood , who is a Partner and Head of North America, at Mercer, for a fun and insightful conversation into the world of Consultants and their role in Alternative Investments. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIN...

On this episode I continue my conversation with Marty Bergin , the owner and President of DUNN Capital Management , Grant Jaffarian , Portfolio Manager of the Advanced Trend program at Crabel Capital Management, and Mike Boss , who is a Director within the Capital Introductions Team at Societe General, where we cover all things trend following and some of the differences to short-term trading. ---...

Today I'm joined by Marty Bergin , the owner and President of DUNN Capital Management , Grant Jaffarian , Portfolio Manager of the Advanced Trend program at Crabel Capital Management, and Mike Boss , who is a Director within the Capital Introductions Team at Societe General, for a fun and insightful journey into the world of Trend Following. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SC...

Today I continue my conversation with Amy Elefante Bedi , Director of Hedged Strategies at Washington University Investment Management Company in St. Louis, Ernest Jaffarian , the CEO of Efficient Capital Management as well Phil Hatzopoulos , who is the Global Head of Buyside Sales at the CME Group. ----- 50 YEARS OF TREND FOLLOWING BOOK AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEO FOR ACCREDITED INVESTORS - CLICK...