TTU12: The Philosophy, Habits and Personal Traits Required to Excel in the Hedge Fund Industry ft. Mathias Bucher of AllMountainCapital 2of2

Published: July 10, 2014, 6:30 a.m.

b'"I think we are in a major, industrialization of the finance industry. The CTA industry is no exception"\\nWelcome back to Top Traders Unplugged. In this episode we continue our conversation with Dr. Mathias Bucher the Co-Founder of AllMountainCapital.\\n\\nIn this episode we go deep in the philosophy, habits and personal traits required to excel in the hedge fund industry.\\n\\nIt\'s a pleasure to have you here and we hope you enjoy the episode.\\n\\n\\nIn This Episode, You\'ll Learn:\\n\\n \\tAbout Stop Loss, Risk Management and overall Exit Strategies\\n \\tHow the current drawdown is effecting current testing and research at AllMountainCapital\\n \\tHow Mathias takes the stress of drawdowns and turns it into creative power\\n\\n"I always try to channel potentially negative emotion into some positive action. I think that is my personal way of dealing with the distress of drawdowns"\\n\\n \\tThe research cycles in the program and the company as a whole at AllMountain\\n \\tAn example of a research idea developed and how it was implemented\\n \\tCurrent research interests in business development and market positioning as a CTA\\n \\tWhy Dr. Mathias Bucher and Dr. Tilman Keese base their business in Wollerau rather than a major financial hub\\n \\tThe threats and challenges involved in growing a young CTA firm\\n\\n"I strongly feel that there is a natural boundary to a reasonable leverage that you should take, as a manager, if you don\'t want to gamble your business"\\n\\n \\tDr. Mathias Bucher\'s perception on why the CTA industry excellence seems to be shifting to Europe\\n \\tLearn about the concept of the Industrialization of the Global Financial System\\n \\tThe human traits needed to strive in the CTA industry\\n \\tThe vision for the future of AllMountain\\n\\n"Research is a two sided sword. You can do to little and lose your innovation or you can do to much and end up losing the robustness of the model"\\nResources & Links Mentioned in this Episode:\\n\\n \\tLarry Hite and ISAM\\n \\tWatch another interview with Dr. Mathias Bucher on Opalesque TV.\\n\\n"We want to be invested only in the 10-20 best markets at any time."\\nSponsored by Swiss Financial Services and Saxo Bank:\\n\\nConnect with AllMountain Capital:\\nVisit the Website: www.allmountaincapital.com\\n\\nCall AllMountain Capital: +41 (0) 55 511 05 85\\n\\nE-Mail AllMountain Capital: info@allmountaincapital.com\\n\\nFollow AllMountain Capital on Linkedin\\n"Sitting in the countryside for me personally is a very good thing. I get a lot of creativity from nature and doing sports. I think I would feel less comfortable sitting in London, for example"'