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Ep. 535: Brad Rotter Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Brad Rotter
Brad Rotter

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My guest today is Bradley Rotter, a visionary investor who has pioneered investment in many new alternative investments classes beginning with Hedge Funds in 1982 while speculating on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He traded Government Bonds for EF Hutton on Wall Street before returning to Chicago to the Board of Trade.  Bradley moved to San Francisco in mid 80’s to be close to the technology fountainhead of the Bay Area. He is best known for famous quote in 1995 “this internet thing is going to be big”. Bradley was awarded the Investor Dealers Digest Private Deal of the Year Award in 1996 for an innovative securitization which precede an IPO on Nasdaq Bradley has made numerous VC and PE investments, with a particular focus on internet and technology and spanning from hedge funds to satellites.

The topic is Bitcoin and Venture Capital.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Venture capitalism
  • Turtles
  • Efficient market theory
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Desalination

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Ep. 534: The Swan Problem with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

The Swan Problem with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
The Swan Problem with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue The Swan Problem 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:

  • Knowledge is therapy
  • Black swans
  • Uncertainty
  • Probability
  • Global warning

“History does not glide, it leaps.” – Nassim Taleb

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Ep. 533: Donald Hoffman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Donald Hoffman
Donald Hoffman

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My guest today is Donald Hoffman, a cognitive scientist at UC Irvine. He studies how our visual perception, guided by millions of years of natural selection, authors every aspect of our everyday reality. His research is about uncovering the underlying secrets of human perception. Donald has discovered clues that point to our subjective nature of reality. According to Donald, we actively create everything we see. Donald started to learn how to program at a very early age. This is what got him thinking: Are we just machines, or actual humans?

The topic is cognitive psychology.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Are we robot or human?
  • Evolution
  • Reality vs. Perception of reality
  • Natural selection
  • Pushing theories to their limits

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Ep 532: No Systematic Fear with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

No Systematic Fear with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
No Systematic Fear with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue No Systematic Fear 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:

  • Black box investing
  • Quantitative trading
  • Quants vs High frequency trading
  • Value based trading
  • Momentum trading
  • The dirty words of finance
  • Statistical arbitrage
  • Quant macro
  • Managed futures

“The hedge fund manager has to use what I call the dirty words of finance: Leverage, derivatives, and shorting.” – Cliff Asness

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Ep 531: Mark Rzepczynski Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Mark Rzepczynski
Mark Rzepczynski

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My guest today is Mark Rzepczynski. Prior to co-founding AMPHI, Mark was the CEO of the fund group at FourWinds Capital Mgmt. Mark was also President and CIO at John W. Henry & Co., an iconic Commodity Trading Advisor. Mark has headed fixed income research at Fidelity Management and Research, served as senior economist for the CME, and as a finance professor at the Univ. of Houston Baer School of Business.

The topic is Trend Following.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Controlling volatility
  • Style diversification
  • Long term vs. Short term managers
  • Simplicity beats complexity
  • Quant trading

“Price is primal.” – Mark Rzepczynski

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Ep. 530: Against the Gods with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Against the Gods with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
Against the Gods with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

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Please enjoy my monologue Against the Gods 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:

  • Stop loss
  • Know your risk
  • How much are you willing to bet
  • Coarse risk management
  • Long Term Capital Management
  • Too much dependence on math

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Ep. 529: Annie Duke Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Annie Duke
Annie Duke

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My guest today is Annie Duke. She is a poker player, author, decision making expert, and cognitive scientist. Her understanding of how luck, skill and uncertainty all play a role in life is fascinating.

The topics are cognitive science and poker.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

  • Quality of outcome vs Quality of your decision
  • Game theory and math
  • Applying poker decision making to life decision making
  • Cognitive science

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