In this episode, Moritz Seibert speaks with Gareth Abbot and Richard Liddle from Bowmoor Capital, a trend following firm based in the UK. Gareth and Richard explain why they decided to go against many trend followers and limit their investment universe to 21 markets \u2013 a \u201ccompact\u201d portfolio \u2013 and why additional markets would likely dilute the return stream they aim to generate. We also speak about their portfolio construction process which includes the combination of 16 systems and results in what they call \u201csmart pyramiding\u201d in and out of positions. Finally, we touch on dynamic position sizing.
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Episode TimeStamps:
02:09 - Introduction to Richard Liddle and Gareth Abbot
05:19 - How did they get into investing?
09:43 - Why trend following?
13:55 - Solving the market puzzle
15:36 - How they designed their strategy?
18:46 - The reason for their market selection
24:18 - Why exactly 21 markets?
31:13 - How did they design their system?
39:47 - Why they don't trade hundreds of markets
42:08 - What timeframes and models do they work...