SI110: US Election and how to trade Cryptos with rules ft. Moritz Seibert

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 4:38 a.m.

This week, we discuss how markets are handling current US presidential election uncertainty, why a healthy allocation to Trend Following strategies may be needed now more than ever, our thoughts on trading systematically in the cryptocurrency markets, and how to invest in Trend Following funds with relatively low capital. We also answer your questions, including: how do I share the details of my successful trading strategy with my employer, who is a money management firm?

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 \u2013 Intro

01:08 \u2013 Special thank you to our listeners

03:41 \u2013 Macro recap from Niels

07:50 \u2013 Weekly review of performance

25:53 \u2013 Q1; Adam: I\u2019m running a crypto Trend Following strategy. How do I minimise the amount of profit lost at tops & bottoms of markets?

35:40 \u2013 Q2; Brendan: My employer is now interested in using my Trend Following system.  Do I handover the code & backtests? If I decline, will they be able to sue me (I built the system using half of my own time, and half during my employer\u2019s time)? Do you have any advice re: incentives?

43:38 \u2013 Q3; Dr. Doom: Do you have any thoughts on how an Actuary could turn into a Quant trader?  What are your opinion on high frequency trading managers?

46:45 \u2013 Announcement of Michael Covel joining us on next week\u2019s episode

51:37 \u2013 Q4; Thomas: Is Trend Following still suitable as an investment in a mutual fund format?

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