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Ep. 583: Richard Clarke Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke

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My guest today is Richard Clarke, the co-author of “Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.” Richard was also the former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism for the United States. He worked for the government starting with Ronald Reagan’s Presidency and continued to move up the ladder until he resigned in 2003 under President George W. Bush’s presidency.

The topic is his book Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • The Gulf War
  • Islamist terrorism
  • World Trade Center bombing
  • Osama bin Laden
  • The underestimation of Al-Qaida
  • Forcing democracy on the world
  • 9-11
  • War on Iraq
  • Global Warming

“We invaded Iraq with no legitimate reason to do so… it was complete and utter folly.” – Richard Clarke

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Ep 582: Peter Borish Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Peter Borish Net Worth is thought to be in the region of $14 million
Peter Borish

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My guest today is Peter Borish, the chief strategist of Quad Capital. He works as a trading coach and helps recruit new traders and develop the company’s trading strategy. He also is a founding member of the Robin Hood Foundation. The Robin Hood Foundation has made great strides in their charity work and are continuing to do bigger and better things. Peter believes that the quality of life for those around you is much more important than the material possessions that can be accumulated.

The topic is trading.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Politics
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Risk management
  • Discretionary trading
  • Having objectivity in your trading
  • Kelly criteria
  • Own up to your mistakes

“Everyone trades too large relative to their perceived edge.” – Peter Borish

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Against the Gods

Peter Borish, a View

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Ep. 581: Collin Seow Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Collin Seow
Collin Seow

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My guest today Collin Seow is author of “The Systematic Trader: How I turned a $250,000 debt into profits through stock trading.” He also is a qualified Chartered Portfolio Manager with a Certified Financial Technician qualification, and a member of MENSA Singapore and Technical Analysts Society Singapore.

The topic is his book The Systematic Trader: How I turned a $250,000 debt into profits through stock trading.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Different types of momentum trading
  • Singaporean perspective
  • Risk management
  • Position trading vs. swing trading
  • A sense of entitlement in today’s society

“At the end of the day it isn’t about having the right strategy, it’s about having the right mindset.” – Collin Seow

“If you don’t have an edge, how the hell are you suppose to play the game?” – Michael Covel

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Ep. 580: Monkey Gone to Heaven with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Monkey Gone to Heaven with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Monkey Gone to Heaven with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Monkey Gone to Heaven with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • PC culture
  • Bitcoin
  • Aaron Judge
  • Influence of Google
  • The Wisdom of Insecurity
  • Statistics in all parts of life

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Ep. 579: Mihir Desai Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Mihir Desai
Mihir Desai

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My guest today is Mihir Desai, the author of “The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return.” Mihir is currently the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He wrote his new book with two goals in mind: 1. Demystifying finance and 2. Have people look at finance in a more inspirational way.

The topic is his book The Wisdom Of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Reputation of finance
  • Diversification
  • Risk management
  • Black-Scholes model
  • Behavioral phenomena
  • The magic of leverage
  • The asshole theory of finance
  • Agency theory

“Luck is a dominant force in your outcome. That is lost on a lot of people in finance.” – Mihir Desai

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Ep. 578: Be the Man with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Be the Man with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Be the Man with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Be the Man with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio:

  • Ivy League quotas
  • The American dream
  • Asian Americans
  • Fair competition
  • The secret sauce myth
  • Letting go

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Ep. 577: Art Collins Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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My guest today is Art Collins, the author of “Beating the Financial Futures Market: Combining Small Biases Into Powerful Money Making Strategies”, “When Supertraders Meet Kryptonite”, “Market Rap: The Odyssey of a Still-Struggling Commodity Trader” and “Market Beaters.” He has been trading systematically for the past 30 years. Throughout the years Art wasn’t only focused on trading markets. He also studied how to beat the blackjack table and how to skew the odds in his favor when betting on sports.

The topic is trading.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Systems trading
  • Richard Dennis
  • Card Counting
  • Mechanical systems
  • Robustness
  • Data mining

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