118: Manoj Narang Trading Technology, Alternative Data and Originality

Published: March 30, 2017, 9:11 a.m.

b'High-speed trading veteran, Manoj Narang, originally worked on Wall St for the likes of Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs prior to founding Tradeworx, which became one of the larger trading firms in the U.S. (in terms of volume).\\nHe\\u2019s since parted ways with Tradeworx to start MANA Partners\\u2014an innovative quant fund which raised almost one billion dollars for it\\u2019s launch in January this year (2017).\\nAs a brief summary for some of the things we got to chat about; the value of technology which drives some trading operations, capitalizing on the explosion of data, plus why aspiring traders should be willing to buck the trend and think freely.\\n--\\nSponsored by TradeStation.com \\u2013 Open an account with online broker, TradeStation, to enjoy; low-cost stock trades, no software fees, free real-time data and free professional-grade scanning tools.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'